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    WOOD

    Uses of Wood in Different Sectors


    Wood is a plant part having multipurpose uses that are impossible to deny and difficult to note all
    in our daily lives. From ancient times wood was used by humans and this continuation still
    remains in modern civilization. A few of many uses of wood are mentioned below:
    1. Construction and Fencing
    ● Home Construction:During the early periods, the use of wood in domestic construction
    was a common scene and this is still followed in the twenty-first century. In different parts
    of the world in the making of houses, wood is used commonly like flooring, frames of
    doors, and windows for its strength and internment quality.
    e.g. Deodar (Cedrus deodara), walnut wood (Juglans sp) is used in Pakistan widely, teak
    (Tectona grandis) in South Asia and all over the world, Chir pine (Pinus roxburghii), etc. In
    Bangladesh during the construction of buildings woods from mango (Mangiferaindica),
    and burflower tree (Neolamarckiacadamba) are used for casting and piling.
    ● Fencing and Decorating Gardens:In modern decoration systems, woods are also used for
    building fencing and simple decoration for artificial gardening inside a home or on roofs.
    e.g. Cedar (Cedrus libani), redwood (Sequoia semipervirens), Shorea sp, Acaciasp.
    2. Household Uses
    ● Utensils:Utensils made up of wood instead of plastic and steel are a symbol of elegance
    which increases the charm and loveliness of the home corners.
    e.g. Black walnut (Juglans nigra) wood is used in the West for home utensils.
    ● Hand Tools:The handles of most common hand tools made of wood help as heat resistant
    when they are kitchenware used in an oven and close the chance to shock while used on
    electricity.
    3. Art Industry
    ● Artworks:For artworks such as statues, sculptures, carvings, and making decorative
    objects woods are widely used. The frames of the art board and color plate are also made
    from wood in many cases.
    e.g. Pine (Pinus sp), maple (Acer sp), cherry (Prunus sp) wood for framing work.
    ● Musical instrument:Musical instruments such as Piano, violin, cello, drums, flute, guitar,
    double bass, and a number of other music instruments material require wood to make a
    perfect tune.
    e.g. Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), maple, and ash wood (Fraxinus sp) for guitars.
    4. Sports Equipment
    ● Wooden Toys:These are preferred to plastic towards the health conscious people which
    were supposed as a fashion before. Plastic is nothing but a combination of chemicals
    which is hazardous to children's health. Cricket, hockey, billiard, table tennis etc. Toys and
    sports equipment have long used wood for handles and main parts.
    e.g. Willow (Salix sp) wood for cricket, tennis bat; Mulberry (Morus sp) wood for hockey
    sticks.
    5. Commercial Uses
    ● Furniture:At present, the market for wooden furniture is very profitable. No one can deny
    the demand for wooden furniture as it has been a sign of aristocracy since ancient times.
    ●

    e.g. Teak (Tectona grandis) wood is the best for making furniture. Some other woods from
    Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), Shimul (Bombax ceiba), Sundari, Jackfruit (Artocarpus
    heterophyllus), Mango trees are used in south Asia for making different types of furniture.

    ● Shipbuilding:Ships and rural fishing boats were made from wood. For constructing boats
    and ships wood is one of the most important construction material. Hardwood and
    softwood were used in the past for the shipping industry.
    e.g. Teak, shal (Shorea robusta), mango, Arjun (Terminalia arjuna) were frequently used in
    the past. Now Cypress (Cupressaceae sp), redwood (Sequoioideaesp), white oak (Quercus
    alba) are water resistant and used for shipbuilding and boat building. Woods like kauri
    (Agathis australis) is used for making the frames of ships.
    ● Fuel:Wood is an age-old source of energy all over the world. Before the exploration of gas,
    fuel was the main source we can also define as only one source of energy that people
    used by burning as woods were available in the forest easily. Generally, sticks, pellets,
    sawdust, and charcoal are used as an energy source from wood. Usually, woods from
    cheap plants are used in this sector.
    ● Stationary:Some stationaries like paper pencil are made of wood. Wood pulp is used for
    making paper. Wood is used for making pencils too.
    e.g. in the past Cyper papyrus trees were used to make paper. In Bangladesh woods from
    Keora (Sonneratia apetala), Bine (Avicennia alba), Sundari (Heritiera fomes), Kakra
    (Bruguiera gymnorhyza), Geoa (Excoecaria agallocha) are used for making pulp of paper.
    Dhundal wood (Xylocarpusgranatum) is used for pencil production.

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