The increased demand for forest products has led to an increasing scarcity of the earlier known and used tree species in the furniture industry. Consequently, it has led to the use of many lesser-known tree species that are not recorded in conventional literature with several reasons. A study was conducted in Masaka municipality to enumerate the tree species used in the furniture industry using by administering questionnaire-guided interviews on systematically sampled furniture makers and identified key informants. The research observed that the most commonly used tree species, in order of...
The increased demand for forest products has led to an increasing scarcity of the earlier known and used tree species in the furniture industry. Conse...
The study documented timber species, timber management practices, physical and mechanical properties of timber used in furniture workshops. Basic Density, machining properties, Nail Holding Capacity and Cleavage Resistance were assessed. Commonest: Albizia coriaria, Markhamia lutea and Chrysophyllum albidum; Scarce: Khaya spp, Melicia excelsa and Olea spp. 69% of the workshops lacked timber stores,3% had timber stacks. Majority (95%) of the carpenters did not season timber.49% put finished products to the open weather conditions.97% did not grade timber.The BD of A. coriaria, M. lutea and C....
The study documented timber species, timber management practices, physical and mechanical properties of timber used in furniture workshops. Basic Dens...
