How To Distinguish Thailand Teakwood And Mum Spp

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The teakwood is one type of Verbenaceae and it is recognized as the most expensive wood all around the world. Among all the teakwood, Thailand teakwood is the best one which is grown in the Southeast Asia, according to the furniture experts, Thailand teakwood has the better performance on the color, the fibre density, stability and the strength. At the same time, Thailand teakwood is insect-resistant, acid resistance, alkali resistance, corrosion resistance and fire protection. Because of the golden yellow color and the black stripe, in the Europe and America, Thailand teakwood furniture is considered as the symbol of wealth and luxury.

However, other wood called Mum spp is so similar with Thailand teakwood on both the appearance and density, as consumers, if you are planning to buy genuine Thailand teakwood furniture, it is necessary for you to know their difference. Five identification ways are introduced in the following article.

Firstly, observe its appearance carefully
According to the features of Thailand teakwood, the furniture texture made from genuine Thailand teakwood would be more clear and what’s ...
... more you can clearly feel its natural feature. On the furniture surface, it is too smooth and when touching by hands, it is so exquisite, just like being soaked by the oil. However, as for the Mum spp, it is too much rough if you observe it carefully.

Secondly, smell
The Thailand teakwood itself will release the sour, just like the smell of that cooked rice is spoiled. As for the Mum spp, it is tasteless.

Thirdly, take the burning experiments
You can take one small piece of dry wood to take the burning experiments, if it is the genuine Thailand teakwood, there would be lots of smog with high consistence. However, if it is the Mum spp, you can not see such phenomenon.

Fourthly, take the water drop test
You can take a small amount of water and then scatter it on the furniture surface, if the water can not be absorbed completely and you can see the pearl shape on surface, it must be the Thailand teakwood, on the contrary, it would be the Mum spp.

Fifth, take some destructive test
You can put the furniture panel into water for soaking for about 24 hours and then observe its changes. If it is twisted, expanded and even be out of shape, it must be the Mum spp. If there is no any changes, I am sure it is genuine Thailand teakwood.

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