Coconut Palm Stem Processing Technical Handbook
| Coconut Palm Stem Processing Technical Handbook |
Wulf Killmann and Dieter Fink
Protrade
Deutsche Gesellschaft
für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH
Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1–5
D-65760 Eschborn
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Protrade: Dept. Furniture and Wooden Products
Deutsche Gesellschaft
für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH
Post-office box 51 80
D-65726 Eschborn
Federal Republic of Germany
Telephone: (00 49) 61 96 /79-0
Fax: (00 49) 61 96/79-74 14
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Authors:
Wulf Killmann and Dieter Fink
Photos:
Wulf Killmann and Dieter Fink
On behalf of:
The German Federal Ministry for
Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
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Werbestudio Klein,
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Frankfurt am Main
This manual was printed on non-chlorine-bleached paper
Nominal fee DM 119,
-August 1996
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1.2 Properties of the palm stem
2.2.1 Preferred jointing and construction techniques
2.2.2 The wood structure as a design feature
3.4 Unloading and log-yard storage
4.2 Cleaning and amp-loading of logs
4.3.2 Handsawing with two-man ripsaw
4.3.7 Comparison of different saws
4.5 Cutting steels and saw maintenance
4.7 Chipping for wood-based panels
4.8 Utilization and disposal of waste
5.3 Basic density determination
6.1 Moisture content assessment
6.3.2.5 Comparison of different drying methods
8.2 Processing sequences for various products
8.2.1 Frame door with panelling
8.3 Effects of the properties of the wood on its machinability by cutting methods
8.5 General remarks on tool and machine design
8.6 Machining methods in secondary processing
8.6.3 Planing (Peripheral flat planing)
8.6.5 End-face planing (hogging)
8.8 The finishing of coconut palm wood for the important cutting methods for coconut palm wood
8.9 Summary of machining conditions
8.10 Sequence to determine machining conditions
10.2 Calculation of costs for cut timber from coconut palm wood
10.2.2 Calculation of manufacturing costs
10.3 Cash-flow analysis and internal rate of return of a coconut palm wood furniture plant
12 Checklist: How to start coconut palm stem utilization