Chapter 448 The doorway of gloomy wood
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When Fang Bo said something, he kept sighing, and took down the bracelet on his wrist and kept swapping it in his hand.√∟,
He had learned wood carving before and made furniture by himself, so he knew what kind of wood it was in front of him just by looking at it. The bracelet in his hand was made of ebony gold nanmu.
In the past, Fang Bo always told Jin Muchen that after he left, he would leave this bracelet for him.
However, Jin Muchen didn't have much idea about this kind of thing at that time. It was from that time that he learned some knowledge about ebony from Fang Bo intermittently.
Fang Bo likes this kind of thing very much. He often goes to the old friend who plays chess. He used to be from Xichuan Province in China, and he does this kind of wood business in Xichuan.
It is said that the initial investment is quite large and they are almost bankrupt. Later, they turned over by finding an ebony golden nanmu. In recent years, they immigrated to the United States with the money earned by the ebony golden nanmu.
Because they share a common hobby with Fang Bo, the two soon became old friends. The ebony golden nanmu bracelet in Fang Bo's hand was exchanged for many antiques.
The records of gloomy wood and people's perception of them first emerged in China. Later, in the Ming Dynasty, foreign missionaries came to China and saw that the ornaments made of wood were not rotten, but only had fragrance and the effect of expelling cocks. This was why the title of Oriental Divine Wood was obtained.
At that time, many people thought that this thing was only produced by China, because it must be formed in a special geographical environment and a specific wood variety. It can only be formed by various coincidences.
However, when Fang Bo was communicating with his old friend, the two of them once guessed that the United States must have such things.
After all, compared with China, the United States has more wood and better natural environment protection. In addition, the United States also has the geographical environment for forming this gloomy wood, so there must be such gloomy wood buried under the land of the United States.
However, Americans do not understand the benefits of this gloomy wood. Secondly, it is also because of the natural environment protection laws in the United States that this gloomy wood has not been mined and discovered in the United States in large quantities.
Of course, this is just a guess, but I didn't expect that their guess today was confirmed by Jin Muchen. It's no wonder that Fang Bo was so excited when he saw these two gloomy trees.
Fang Bo came to the front of the two gloomy trees, reached out and gently knocked on the trunk, listening to the crisp echo to verify the quality of the wood.
Gloomy wood is also divided into good or bad. Generally speaking, gloomy wood also needs to be divided into tree species and the quality of oxidation. If it is too oxidized, it is closer to coal. The gloomy wood formed is softer. If it is applied a little harder on the wood, it will damage gloomy wood.
Such gloomy wood is definitely a garbage variety among gloomy wood and the price will not be very high. Therefore, many gloomy wood products on the market currently use this lowest-priced gloomy wood as a substitute.
But the good ones are different. The texture is hard and is more suitable for making furniture. When inspecting, experienced veterans can tell the quality of this gloomy wood just by reaching out and tapping it gently and listening to the echo.
Fang Bo only heard the echo and felt the strength of his fingers' rebound, and knew that these two gloomy woods were of the best grade, but then he stood up and turned his head and said something to Jin Muchen.
"You go to a nearby supermarket to buy a small bottle of rapeseed oil and come back."
Although he didn't know why Fang Bo suddenly wanted rapeseed oil, Jin Muchen agreed. In less than ten minutes, he brought a small bottle of rapeseed oil from outside.
Fang Bo took out his handkerchief from his arms, poured the rapeseed oil a little on the handkerchief, and then came to the gloomy wood more than 20 meters long.
This gloomy wood was dug out from the edge of the river. When it was unearthed, most of its torso was pressed under the mud by the river, so when it was dug out, its body was still full of mud and wet.
Later, when the space that was put in by Jin Muchen was taken out, it was already in a natural state of dryness. At this time, the wood was not as dark as it was when I first discovered it. The tree was full of cracks, and the main part was also yellowish. It was impossible to tell that it was a gloomy wood.
Fang Bo took a handkerchief dipped in rapeseed oil and came to the trunk. He raised his hand and wiped it on the trunk with the handkerchief. Then a magical scene appeared in front of Jin Muchencai.
The originally semi-yellow and non-black tree trunks became black and shiny in an instant when rapeseed oil was rubbed. The part that was rubbed seemed extremely oily and looked shiny.
Jin Muchen was also shocked by this magical scene. As expected, Jiang was still old. If it were me, she would definitely not know this way of dealing with it.
At this time, the color of the wood is worthy of its name as the gloomy wood.
While wiping, Fang Bo kept pouring oil into the handkerchief. Soon, half a bottle of rapeseed oil was used, and at this time, most of the torso of the tree trunk had been cleared out.
Fang Bo looked at his work and breathed in satisfaction, then came to the bottom of the tree trunk and began to constantly wipe the broken part with the handkerchief.
The fracture was not flat, and there were dry mud and sand in some places, which was very difficult to clean. Jin Muchen didn't know why Fang Bo wanted to clean this place.
"Don't be stunned, come and clean up the place."
Perhaps Fang Bo was tired of wiping, so he called Jin Muchen over and asked him to continue wiping. Jin Muchen didn't talk nonsense, but the dirty handkerchief started to wiping where to start.
Soon he understood why Fang Bo asked him to clean up the place, because when he cleaned the center of the tree, he saw a color different from the outside of the tree, which turned out to be light red...
"Now do you know why I asked you to wipe here? In fact, the purpose of wiping here is to identify what kind of tree this gloomy tree is, and evolved from."
Fang Bo took out a cigarette from Jin Muchen's pocket for the first time and lit one for himself, obviously trying to calm down his slightly excited mood.
"What about this gloomy wood? It is a general term. It is actually formed by many tree species, such as red toon, nanmu, green bar, hemp willow, camphor, roving, iron, and sandalwood. It is precisely because of these different types of ancient trees that the prices of gloomy woods are different and their characteristics are also different. For example, the gloomy wood formed by red toon has the softest material and the cheapest price. The gloomy wood formed by iron has the hardest material and the price is relatively higher. Because the golden nanmu was a royal special furniture wood in the past, the gloomy wood formed by it is undoubtedly the most expensive, and the gloomy wood formed by red nanmu is also the second only to the gloomy wood of golden nanmu."
Fang Bo took a sip of cigarette, slowly exhaled the smoke, and said to Jin Muchen.
"But these gloomy trees are similar after being unearthed or out of water. Because they are soaked underwater for a long time, their volume is expanded by at least 30% compared to the original volume. Just look at the appearance, how should we tell which tree species they were before the transformation? It depends on the part of the wood heart. You must know that millions of years ago, the earth was not in a stable period. At that time, earthquakes, mountain torrents and mudslides occurred more often. Every day, there were countless trees, which were caused by mountain torrents and earthquakes, but why can some trees become gloomy trees, and some trees cannot? That's because after the trees are stamped to the bottom of the riverbed, fungi and other things will be buried below, so only those with fragrance,
The trees that can secrete the sterilization juice of the body can turn into gloomy trees. As for the number that does not have such characteristics, they have long since rotted into slag. Among these trees, some of them are not particularly good, and they are basically hollow when they are discovered. Only good ones will be preserved in a particularly complete condition. Because of their own characteristics, their original characteristics can only be seen in the heart of the tree, such as black on the outside and reddish-brown on the inside, which is the red toon tree. However, it must be buried underground for more than three thousand years to form this color. Black on the outside and yellow on the inside, which is golden nanmu. However, it must be buried underground for more than four thousand years to form this color. Black on the outside and green on the inside, which is a nanmu... In short, for each different tree, as long as it is buried underground for a long time, the color of their tree heart will change accordingly..."
Fang Bo's explanation finally opened Jin Muchen's eyes. He had heard people say that this kind of gloomy wood is very expensive, from Balabala.
But how expensive it is, why it is expensive, why it is good, and why so many people like it, he just knows a little carelessly.
Today, after hearing what Fang Bo said, he realized that there were so many ways in this gloomy wood, just as if Fang Bo opened a door for him in front of him and entered a new world.
"Bo Fang, what kind of tree is this in front of us?"
Jin Muchen couldn't help but ask Fang Bo, since the price of this gloomy wood was determined by the wood that formed it, Jin Muchen now wanted to know more about what kind of tree this tree was.
"Is this one? If I guess correctly, it should be a yew that has been buried underground for more than three thousand years, and it is also a more precious type in the gloomy wood!"
Fang Bo looked at the color of the tree heart and then expressed his judgment.
When Jin Muchen heard this, his mouth tilted: "Why isn't it Jinsi Nan, or Pinewood or something?"
Chapter completed!