Young Teak Application for Making Products Case Study: Young Teak from the Teak Plantation in West Java Area, Indonesia

[ABSTRACT]The demand of wood is increasing, but the supply is limited, on the contrary, there are amount of potential young teaks (Tectona grandis L.f.) from the thinning of teak plantations that could contribute to meet this demand. This research intends to develop the suitable application of potential young teak from the thinning of the teak plantation in West Java area, Indonesia, for making products by taking the advantage of its prominent mechanical properties and characteristics. This research has assessed the mechanical properties, including bonding practice, and the characteristics of young teak from each of age classes in the rotation age of 40 years. Mechanical properties of young teak are the determination of its MOR and MOE, The result shows that there is no significant difference of strength between teak and young teak among the age classes, and young teak is having better bonding performance than mature teak. Characteristics of young teak vary in the grain of border and its color. Various contrast border-patterns between sapwood and its heartwood parts have been identified, and by using the certain configuration and joint systems create the unique appearances for application into various products. Approaches and methods in this research are also practicable to be applied for another wood species in which comprise sapwood and heartwood part in their wood trunk.

https://opac.ll.chiba-u.jp/da/curator/107858/

https://opac.ll.chiba-u.jp/da/curator/107858/ceresIntlSympo-24-P344.pdf

Chiba University. Center for Environmental Remote Sensing

千葉大学環境リモートセンシング研究センター

会議発表用資料

Proceedings of the CEReS international symposium = CEReS国際シンポジウム資料集

24

344

352

2016-11-21

publisher

環境リモートセンシング研究センター「CEReSシンポジウム資料集」