Some uses of wood

Uses of Wood

1. Among the forest products, wood is the most important for various industrial and domestic uses. Wood is widely used for the construction of bridges and buildings. 

2. Good quality of timbers are used for making furniture and other wooden ornaments. Teak, sandal wood, rose wood, mahogany and walnut are used for these purposes.

3. Vehicles like carts, railway carriages, wagons, bus and lorry bodies are built up by different varieties of woods.

4. Durable and water resistant woods are used for the construction of ship, boat and catamarans.

5. Tough and durable woods are used as railway sleepers.

6. Light, strong and flexible woods are used for making various sports materials. Cricket bats are made of willow woods. For making hockey sticks and cricket stumps, mulberry wood is used.

7. In recent years plywood industry has shown an advanced progress. Thin sheets of wood are placed one above the another with an intervening glue layer which acts as strong adhesive and joins them firmly. This kind of man made wood is called plywood. It is commonly used for making door panels, walls, partitions cabinets, shelves, table tops, etc.

8. Wood is an important source for paper pulp. The cellulose present in the cell wall is the raw material for paper. Agathis, chir and spruce are utilized for making the pulp.

9. Soft, white and cheap woods are used for making match boxes and match splints.

10. Ephedra is an important medicinal plant. The medicine Ephedrine extracted from the wood of the plant is used for treating asthma. 

11. Now there is a very great demand for wood, Aluminium frames, iron rods and thick PVC pipes are used as substitutes for wood in many constructional activities. Granite sheets are used as table tops. Steel doors and windows become popular and cheap. Plastic and water-proofs sheets are used for making partition. Cement concrete blocks are used in railway sleepers wax coated paper is used in making match splints. Steel is used for making steel chairs and tables