Peeling properties of Morus alba wood species
Peeling properties of Morus alba wood species
Mohammad Yasin and Qaim Hussain Shah
ABSTRACT
A preliminary study was carried out to determine
properties of mulberry wood. Effects of knife angle, log
conditioning period and veneer drying temperature and
time on the quality of veneer were studied. It was
observed that mulberry logs produce good quality veneer
of 1.0 mm, 2.0 mm and 2.5mm thickness, when they were
conditioned in hot water for 12 to 18 hours before
peeling. Knife angle of 920 was found be optimum for
cutting good quality veneer from logs of 1.0 to 1.5 feet
diameter. Drying of the veneer was observed to be
somewhat patchy and therefore, difficult to control.
However, 1.0 mm, 2.0 mm and 2.5 mm thick veneers were
dried at 900C for 60 minutes without development of
defects. The results of this study would be useful to
the plywood industry in the country, which uses mulberry
wood in the manufacture of commercial plywood.
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September 1975
Vol. 25, Iss. 3
