Lao Wang said without raising his head: "Of course. I know that the Sultans in Malaysia also like to use blood dragon wood. They use blood dragon wood to make king's chairs and sword handles to increase their prestige. Malaysian Chinese use blood dragon in traditional Chinese medicine."
The wood is used as medicine to treat diabetes. The Malays in Malaysia use the blood dragon tree to treat rheumatic pain.∈↗,
Thai monks use blood dragon wood to make face-covering Buddhas, which can be used to protect the wearer. Indonesian wizards use blood dragon wood to help ward off evil spirits. Blood dragon wood is used by eminent monks in India and Malay areas to make Buddhist amulets to enlighten ordinary people.
It has the function of wisdom and is liked by so many royal families. Do you think this thing is good?"
Seeing Old Wu's eyes falling on him, Han Peacock said: "I know that blood dragon wood is a precious wood restricted for export in Southeast Asia, and its value should not be underestimated."
Of course, Han Kongque knew a lot, so he did not hesitate to buy this scepter made of blood dragon wood for $800.
Many royal families in Southeast Asia believe that blood dragon wood is the king of wood, so blood dragon wood is respected as a wood exclusively for the royal family of India, so it is translated as "imperial wood". This thing's status is actually the same as that of domestic golden nanmu.
His status in the royal family is almost the same, even a little bit beyond it.
Blood Dragon Wood is called the Supreme Forest in Indonesia, also known as the Indonesian Blood Dragon Wood King.
In India, this is a precious and rare wood species, and it is promoted as the national tree by its king. In the mysterious and ancient religious country, the blood dragon wood is often embedded with gems and made into a scepter, which represents religious authority and belief.
Blood dragon tree mainly grows in virgin forests in Vietnam, India, Nepal, Indonesia and other places, as well as Kalimantan Island in the tropical rain forests of Southeast Asia. The northern area belongs to Malaysia and Brunei respectively, and the southern area belongs to Indonesia.
The main feature of the King of Trees of the Blood Dragon tree is its good light transmittance. It is mainly made into articles such as study rooms, Buddhist beads, Buddha statues, bracelets, etc. Of course, the most famous ones are made into scepters.
The largest number of scepters are made in Thailand, Nepal and India. However, the scepters from these countries are often inlaid with gems, while this scepter is not inlaid with gems.
Of course, if it is inlaid with gems, even a fool will know it. This scepter is extraordinary, so naturally it will not fall into Han Peacock's hands easily.
"Is this really a blood dragon wooden scepter?" Lao Wang looked at it for a while and then asked.
Han Peacock said: "It should be Blood Dragon Wood. The longitudinal tube holes of the Blood Dragon Wood trunk are very thin, somewhat similar to small-leaf boxwood. The so-called brown eyes are almost invisible, so the wood is very delicate, and the light transmittance, you see."
This kind of light-transmitting wood is still very rare. Another thing is that blood dragon wood has a blood-red color. Generally speaking, the deeper the red color of blood dragon wood, the higher the light transmittance.
The wood grain of blood dragon wood is also very distinctive, it is golden wood grain, so blood dragon wood is in the blood red color. It is also a little yellowish, which is different from golden nanmu. So this is definitely not golden nanmu.
Based on the characteristics of the blood dragon wood, which is yellowish in color, consistent inside and outside the wood, has no fragrance, is dense, and can sink into water, we can judge that this is a blood dragon wood."
"Sinking in water? So this thing is the same as agarwood? If it can really sink into water, you will know if you try it." Old Wu said.
Han Peacock smiled and shook his head and said: "This cannot be tested. Although blood dragon wood can also sink into water, blood dragon wood has no fragrance. It can sink into water just because of its high density. It feels very tight in the hand.
, so it feels very good.
However, special attention should be paid to the maintenance of blood dragon wood. Blood dragon wood is afraid of water, especially some small items that are more likely to come into contact with water, such as blood dragon wood beads, bracelets, etc., which will easily fade after contact with water.
If you accidentally touch water, just wipe it dry in time. Don't let the blood dragon wood beads come into contact with human sweat, including sweat from your hands and face, otherwise the surface of the beads will be dry and dull.
In addition to these, although the bracelet made of blood dragon wood can be worn directly on the wrist, it cannot collide with hard objects, so this thing still needs to be preserved well."
"So troublesome? Buying jewelry is just for fun. There are so many things to pay attention to, who has the leisure to play with this?" Old Wu shook his head.
Lao Wang doesn't think so: "I like it no matter how troublesome it is. It's because this thing is easy to destroy, so the price is more expensive, which also makes the Blood Dragon wooden products more precious."
"This thing is very expensive? It's so easy to be damaged, shouldn't it be worthless?" Old Wu became interested again at this time.
"The price of this thing is not calculated in this way. Don't you know that rare things are more expensive? Since it is a good thing, it is easy to be damaged. In addition, blood dragon wood is dense and oily, causing most oil cracks, so the finished product
The rate is low, so the price will naturally be even more expensive." Han Kongque said.
"Then how much is this cane worth?" Lao Wu asked curiously.
"This depends on the quality of the cane, right?" Lao Wang said.
Han Peacock nodded and said: "The quality of wood is one thing, and inheritance is another. Judging from the color of this cane, there are red bloodshots. The bloodshots are free in the wood texture, which means that this scepter is very good.
The blood dragon wood has delicate wood and thick oil. If it is machined, defects can be seen. For example, in the processed Buddhist beads, the heat from the high-speed rotation of the beads will bake the surface of the beads red, causing the appearance of red on the outside and yellow on the inside.
, this is obviously not the case.
So this is a hand-carved cane, and as long as the cane is made of genuine blood dragon wood, from the shape, specifications, and the scarcity of blood dragon wood, this cane is probably the king's scepter.
, if it is really the king’s scepter, then its value will be high.”
"The king's scepter? How to identify this?" Lao Wu asked.
Han Peacock smiled bitterly and said: "This is more troublesome. One is the shape. Look at the specifications of this scepter. You must know that ordinary civilians can't get the blood dragon wood. Even if they can get it, it won't be very high.
With his craftsmanship, the fact that he could easily obtain blood dragon wood and make such an exquisite scepter speaks volumes.
If we can still find the inheritor of this scepter and understand the inheritance record of this scepter, we will naturally know whether it is the king's scepter or even which king's scepter it is."
"As long as we ask, the stall owner who sells the goods will know about it, right? Why don't we go and ask now?" Old Wu said.
Lao Wang stopped and said: "You can think of it, can't Xiao Han think of it? If you want to ask, Xiao Han asked just now, right? So you can't ask now. If you ask and find that it is indeed a king's scepter, then it will definitely lead to trouble.
Come and cause trouble."
Han Kongque said with a smile: "The problem is not that serious. Now I am just making a preliminary identification that this is a scepter made of blood dragon wood. I really don't know if it was used by the king."
"If you say it's true, it's true. Are you still wrong?" Lao Wu said to Han Peacock with a smile.
Han Kongque shook his head and said: "It's hard to say now. Some people are very skilled and it's not impossible to make fake blood dragon wood. But those fakes are still useful to people who don't know how to do it or haven't seen them before.
It's very deceptive, and this is the first time I've seen real blood dragon wood, so it's really hard to say that this must be blood dragon wood."
"You're not sure either?" Old Wu said in surprise.
Lao Wang said amusingly: "Didn't Xiao Han say that? It's the first time he's seen it. Although he knows the characteristics of blood dragon wood, he has to be careful because it's the first time he's seen it."
"The production of fake blood dragon wood is to transform cheap and low-quality wood into wood for handicrafts in order to make more money. Now Xiao Han only bought it for 800 US dollars. Isn't this a lie? Since
It’s not a lie, so it’s most likely the real thing.” Old Wu said.
Lao Wang doesn't think so: "Eight hundred dollars is not a small amount of money. If it's just ordinary wood, it can be sold for eight hundred dollars with a little processing. Do you want to do it? So you'd better be careful, Xiao Han, don't listen to me.
Wu Xi said, please carefully identify it, if it is a genuine blood dragon wood scepter, that will be fine."
"This should be easy to identify, right?" Old Wu looked like Han Peacock.
Han Peacock smiled and said: "I didn't spend eight hundred dollars blindly. The fake blood dragon wood is mainly made by immersing some soft wood with a loose internal structure into the epoxy resin liquid solvent.
An artificial material obtained after soaking for a long time.
The color is bright red, the wood is red on the outside and white on the inside. It has a slight fragrance. It has been chemically treated and the wood is loose and cannot be submerged in water. I can naturally spot such blood dragon wood at a glance, but this one is obviously different, so it is fake.
is unlikely.
It’s just that I’ve never seen genuine blood dragon wood, so I’m a little doubtful, but now I’m almost sure. Now I can find a flashlight and see the light transmittance of this scepter, and I’m almost sure.”
"Isn't it okay to look at it this way?" Old Wu faced the sun and examined the cane carefully.
"The effect is not obvious. The legendary Blood Dragon Wood's light transmittance is very magical. We can find out with a flashlight." Han Peacock said with a smile.
Han Kongque found a bright flashlight in Lao Wu's second-hand store. Under the strong light, the three people screamed at the same time.
"Ah? How could this happen?" Old Wu said in amazement.
Lao Wang also exclaimed: "No wonder many kings like this thing!"
"Why do I look a bit like a rhinoceros horn?" Lao Wu said.
"Haha, it seems that Uncle Wu has seen real rhino horns, and this blood dragon wood, if illuminated by light, can be as crystal clear as rhino horns." Han Peacock said with a smile.
This light-transmitting property of blood dragon wood is unique among all wood species.
The light transmission of wood subverts the traditional understanding of wood. For wood with sufficient oil content, the fine and continuous distribution of oil grids will produce light transmission, just like paper that has been dripped with oil and will become transparent. (To be continued.)