Identification method of red sandalwood

Density discrimination

According to physical knowledge, the density of water is smaller than that of red sandalwood. If the wood to be identified is small-leaf red sandalwood, the wood will sink in the water. If it sinks in water, then you can proceed to the next step of identification.

Scratch Identification

Find an A4 paper and a piece of wood that needs to be identified. Scratch a small piece of wood on the paper. If the wood is made of rosewood, the scratch will be red.

Alcohol Identification

Take a transparent bottle and put half of the white wine into it. If you put wood chips into wine, if it is red sandalwood, the chips will turn into pink particles and form a viscous liquid of water or alcohol. In addition, after soaking red sandalwood in alcohol, the leachate turns purple and can be used to dye cloth without fading easily. This is the most accurate way to identify red sandalwood.

Smell Identification

When red sandalwood is rubbed against objects, it will have a faint fragrance. It smells more like burning wood, and some say it smells like the inside of a temple. When identifying, scrape or rub it with a knife. But if the aroma is too strong or there is no smell at all, then it is half not rosewood.

The difference between it and blood sandalwood

How to distinguish the authenticity of red sandalwood is a question worth discussing. The wood that is most similar to red sandalwood is bloodwood. The two plants are very similar visually, so it is difficult to distinguish them only from pictures, but the price differs ten times. The new bloodwood material is bright red, and after ten days it will turn dark red, with no visible fluorescent reaction. The color of new red sandalwood is similar to orange-red. After a period of time, it will oxidize to dark purple or blackish purple with dark stripes.

Red sandalwood is the gold of wood. It is very valuable and expensive. When choosing furniture or bracelets made of red sandalwood, be careful not to be deceived.