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Wood Jointing System in Dining Table

By :Izharrashid Ghazali

INTRODUCTION

Malaysia Furniture Industry (MFI)• From 1978, Malaysian Furniture

Industry has grown rapidly to produce product.

• Over the years, the MFI has undergone dynamic transformation from a traditional cottage operation to a technological driven industry.

History

• Malaysia is the 10th largest exporter of furniture in the world exported about 160 countries.

• This is to maintain the provider of raw material , an abundance of high quality wood supplies, and good manufacturing practices.

Economic

Raw Materials SupplyFurniture is made from many

types of materials like rattan, metal, fabrics, plastics, glass, marble and other composite.

The share of raw materials used in the Malaysia furniture industry is wood (65%), metal (12%), rattan (13%), bamboo (4%), plastic (3%) and other (3%).

Wood JointingJoinery is an important part in wood

working. It involves a process whereby the pieces of wood are joined together to produce more complex structural items.

Wood joints employ, adhesives, while others use only wood elements.

Strength properties of wood joinery derive from the properties of the joining materials and from how they are being used

Problem StatementIn recent years, furniture making

industry is growing at an alarming rate.

Furniture manufacturing will not be able to meet the demand and the market due to the shortage of timber resources.

The price for solid timber will increase and this is not good for the future of the furniture industry.

Objective To design a dining table with

higher strength properties using wood joint

To introduce variety of wood joint in furniture

LITERATURE REVIEW

Wood FurnitureWood is certainly the most preferred

option, among all the materials that are widely used for custom made furniture.

Due to its high functionality, durability and aesthetic appeal most people prefer wooden furniture over other options.

It is advisable to get complete information about various types of wood used in furniture to make a well informed decision.

Species that used in furnitureNeolamarkia Cadamba as known

as Kelempayan is the fast growing species. Kelampayan is light hardwood.

Sesenduk can be classified as a light hardwood timber with creamy yellow colour.

Acacia mangium is the second largest species in the family of Leguminosae

Product Of Wood Furniture

Finger jointFinger jointed lumber is actually

preferred to solid lumber.Finger jointing short pieces of

lumber has become an increasingly popular method of reducing wood waste.

It also utilizing shorts to realize maximum profit from the steadily rising cost of raw materials.

Plain finger jointBox Joint

Decorative Finger JointMiscellaneous finger joint

Scarf jointA scarf joint (also known as a scarp joint)

is a method of joining two members end to end in woodworking or metalworking.

The scarf joint is used when the material being joined is not available in the length required.

It is an alternative to other joints such as the butt joint and the splice joint and is often favoured over these in joinery because it yields a barely visible glue line.

Plain Scarf JointBridle scarf Joint

Half lap scarf joint Dovetailed scarf joint

CONCLUSION

CONCLUSIONWood joint give a lot of benefit in

furniture manufacturing.It is easy to making design on

furniture.Beside that, it also can reduce cost

and increase profit.The strength and durability are like

a solid timber.Last but not least, it can minimize

the wood waste.