Category: 1. Timber

Today there is a wide variety of wood polymer composite boards commonly known as particle board. Basically, these materials are made from non-chemically processed dry wood particles of various shapes and sizes and either synthetic or adhesive materials. The basic materials from which particle board is made can be divided into four basic types. Chips…

Plywood is a type of specially processed wood, consisting primarily of an odd number of plies (or thin sheets called veneers) glued together so that the grain of adjacent layers is perpendicular to each other. I am Placing the plies normal to each other increases the longitudinal and transverse strength of the plywood. The layers…

Babul: It is one of the common trees of India, growing in all parts of the country. It is strong, tough, very durable and tough. Its color is whitish red. It takes a good polish. Its structural uses include use as beams and rafters in general buildings and for the construction of door and window…

In artificial seasoning, the drying of different surfaces is uniform and uniform and it shortens the duration of the seasoning.hows the comparison between natural and kiln seasoning. The various methods of artificial seasoning are as follows.

In this method, the wood is cooked through natural air, hence it is called air cooking. The wood is stacked very carefully to allow free circulation of air between the individual pieces. The length of the stack is equal to the length of the pieces of wood. Protect the stack from strong winds, rain and…

There are two main methods of cooking wood. Natural spiceArtificial spice

Wood from freshly cut trees cannot be used in construction because it has high moisture content and is undesirable in many accounts. Before wood can be used for any engineering purpose the water has to be extracted. This process of drying wood is known as wood seasoning and the moisture must be removed from all…

The characteristics of good wood are as follows. Durability: Good wood should be durable. It should be able to resist the action of fungi, insects, chemicals, physical agencies and mechanical agencies.Strength: Good timber must be strong enough to serve as a structural member such as joists, beams and rafters. It should be able to carry…

Wood structure that is only visible at great magnification is called microstructure. A living cell consists of four parts, namely membrane, protoplasm, cytoplasm and core. Cells are classified according to their function into conductive cells, mechanical cells and storage cells. The conductive cells serve mainly to transmit nutrients from the roots to the branches and…

The structure of wood that is visible to the eye or seen on a small scale is called macrostructure. Following are the different components. Pith: The pith or medulla is the innermost part, seen only in old and immature trees. The wood of this zone is black, brown or gray in color. It is usually…