Redwood standard rewrite is imperative

Redwood, as a kind of furniture raw material, is not the furniture of a specific tree species, but it is the collective name for rare hardwood furniture since the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It belongs to the scope of China's definition only. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, following the definition of redwood in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, China began to have an initial impression of mahogany. On August 1, 2000, the Redwood National Standard was first issued and implemented by the National Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision in order to standardize the Hongmu market. (Hereinafter referred to as "National Standard") This standard was proposed by the State Forestry Administration, and the Chinese wood standardization technical committee is fully responsible. The Chinese Academy of Forestry's Wood Industry Research Institute is responsible for drafting. The "National Standard" clearly stipulates that the scope of mahogany is determined as 33 major species of 5 genera and 8 categories.

However, with the progress of the times and the continuous development of informatization, people have found that the so-called "redwood standard" has been unable to meet the needs of modern times. "Professor Yang Jiaxuan" in the "Economy Half Hour", associate researcher of the Institute of Wood Industry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, and the first drafter of the Chinese Redwood Standard also said. He believes that with the development of science and practice, it is necessary to gradually dilute the mahogany furniture and promote the use of traditional production techniques and design of hardwood furniture. A rewrite of the Redwood standards is beginning:

On the deficiencies in standard setting:

The formulation of the mahogany standard was originally a man-made job. Redwood experts said that on the basis of hardwood, as long as they meet the "high density, high hardness," and "high fat content," these two criteria can be referred to as the "mahogany" in the broad sense. Professor Yang Jiaxuan in the Economic Half Hour also pointed out that there are many tree species in the world that are equally suitable for making traditional furniture. The materials are also very good, and they can even exceed 33 kinds of tree species other than redwood raw materials. Although furniture made of them cannot be called mahogany furniture, it can be completely called Ming-style or Qing-style classical furniture, which also has cultural implication. ”

The current situation of the scarcity of traditional old rosewood and the “crazy rise” in prices:

In recent years, as Africa, Southeast Asia and other regions have tightened the export of valuable timber, such as mahogany, many furniture manufacturers began to rush to purchase goods, making redwood become more tight, coupled with the addition of hot money and hype, the price of mahogany is basically showing the way Soaring trend. The scarcity of mahogany raw materials floods the entire market. In the "Half an Hour in Economy", experts pointed out that speculators speculating on a variety would give it some demonized things, such as scarcity and extinction. However, history shows that any material disappears and new materials will be used instead. This is also a product of the development and progress of the times. When traditional old mahogany cannot meet production, new mahogany varieties will certainly emerge. And this is also destined to the Redwood standard will no longer rigidly adhere to the traditional 5 genera and 8 classes and 33 species.