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Comparative suitability of local wood species for tool handles

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Title: Comparative suitability of local wood species for tool handles

Journal: Pakistan Journal of Forestry

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Y 1900-01-01 2005-06-30

Publisher: Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Country: Pakistan

Year: 1990

Volume: 40

Issue: 1

Language: English

Categories
Tool Handles (1) Wood Species (1) Materials Selection (2) Wood Science (229) Comparative Analysis (89)

Abstract

ABSTRACT This study compares the results of tests on wooden tool handles made from 8 local and two imported species of hickory and ash, in terms of their breaking strength and stiffness. Of the 8 local timber species, white bakain was found to give best overall performance for tool handles. The effect of various factors such as orientation of growth rings in relation to the direction of loading in strength tests on handles and the mechanical properties of wood on the ultimate strength of the handle was also studied.

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