Method 1: Identify ebony can be seen whether it is painted, real ebony does not need to be painted, it is all made by hand polishing, and fake ebony needs to be painted or dyed to change the color.
Method 2: Ebony can be distinguished by looking at the texture, the core material of ebony is black and irregular, and the stripes are arranged in shades, the texture is black and white, the structure is evenly distributed, and the imitation ebony grain and color are relatively messy.
How to distinguish real from fake ebony?
1. Identify ebony to see whether it is lacquered, real ebony does not need to be painted, it is all made by hand polishing, and fake ebony needs to be lacquered or dyed to change the color. In addition, you can also look at the texture, the stripes of real ebony are arranged in shades, the texture is black and white, the structure is evenly distributed, and the imitation ebony grain and color are more messy.
2. Ebony can be distinguished by looking at the texture, the heartwood of ebony is black and irregular, and the stripes are arranged in shades, the texture is black and white, the structure is evenly distributed, and the imitation ebony grain and color are relatively messy.
3. In addition, you can also distinguish the authenticity of ebony by looking at whether it is lacquered, the real ebony does not need to be painted, it is made by hand polishing, and the imitation ebony often needs to change its color by lacquering or dyeing.
4. Ebony has the property of submerging, and its weight is very heavy, so when you put ebony in the water, the real ebony will sink to the bottom of the water, and the fake ebony will often float on the surface of the water.
5. Soak in alcohol, and immediately come out wisps of black-brown pigment, which will not spread out in a short period of time and are very clear. When identifying ebony, you can test the water first, because the main characteristics of ebony are submerged and heavy. The one used on the market to pass off as ebony is nothing more than dyeing black with miscellaneous wood, which is floating and lightweight, so you can try it in the water, and you can't see the inner stripes.