At present, logging activities have implemented Reduced Impact Logging (RIL) technology, but logging waste still occurs on average 17%. The logging waste has not been utilized because of the alleged high cost of production due to improper wood harvesting method. This study aims to obtain data and...

Bamboo is a very potential raw material for composite products. However, its susceptibility to moisture and organisms attack limits its utilization. This study examines the resistance of andong bamboo (Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea (Steud.) Widjaja) particleboard against subterranean (Coptotermes...

Various wood producing tree species grows in large forest area of Indonesia. Wood could be used for various products such as furniture, crafts, building constructions and other products like charcoals. Utilization of products is also generaly associated with physical, chemical, anatomy and...

Bamboo has been recoqnized as wood substitute materials by convertting them into engineered bamboo products. To increase bamboo utilization efficiency, the waste generated from bamboo processing can be used further as raw materials for particleboard manufacture. Besides to get relatively thick and...

This study examined the effect of tree age, trunk position, veneer thickness, and the composition of the palm oil panel core on mindi plywood production. Dolok measuring 1.3 m long cut from oil palm trees aged 25 and 32 years each four logs from each tree totaling ten trees of each age class....

Lesser-known wood originating from rain-forests is an alternative raw material for the national timber industry. Optimizing this wood group's utilisation requires information on its resistance to the decaying fungus attack of each wood species used. This research is studying the resistance of five...

Plants such as cacao (Theobroma cacao), avocado (Persea americana), puspa (Schima wallichii), sengon (Falcataria mollucana) and tarik angin (Usnea sp.) are widely planted in the community for fruit or wood needs. Periodically, they harvest these types of wood for common uses or plant rotation...

Timber harvesting is an important process in timber utilization because it determines the quality of log. Two important things in timber harvesting are recovery rate and residual factors. This paper identifies distribution, forms and condition of harvesting waste as well as determines utilization...

Trial test of tree diameter measurement device 'wesyano' was conducted in 2016 at a natural forest in Central Kalimantan. This paper evaluates five main components of the measurement device: roller measurement, telescopic stick, frame shaft, lid-scale meter, scale-meter, and its locker. Result on...

Currently, timber trade requires that wood products must come from legally and responsibly managed forests. In Indonesia, to prove that wood products are legal if they are equipped with Legitimate Certificate of Forest Product, V-legal mark and electronic label in the form of Barcode. One method of ...