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Abstract

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.