Study on Suitability of <i>Anthaocephalus cadamba</i> (Kadam) for Plywood Manufacture

D. N. Uday; B. S. Mamatha; V. Prakash; D. Sujatha; Anand Nandanwar

doi:10.36808/if/2026/v152i5/170897

Study on Suitability of Anthaocephalus cadamba (Kadam) for Plywood Manufacture

Authors

D. N. Uday ICFRE- Institute of Wood Science and technology (IWST), IPIRTI Campus, Tumkur Road, HMT Link Road, Bangalore-560022, Karnataka
B. S. Mamatha ICFRE- Institute of Wood Science and technology (IWST), IPIRTI Campus, Tumkur Road, HMT Link Road, Bangalore-560022, Karnataka
V. Prakash ICFRE- Institute of Wood Science and technology (IWST), IPIRTI Campus, Tumkur Road, HMT Link Road, Bangalore-560022, Karnataka
D. Sujatha ICFRE- Institute of Wood Science and technology (IWST), IPIRTI Campus, Tumkur Road, HMT Link Road, Bangalore-560022, Karnataka
Anand Nandanwar ICFRE- Institute of Wood Science and technology (IWST), IPIRTI Campus, Tumkur Road, HMT Link Road, Bangalore-560022, Karnataka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2026/v152i5/170897

Keywords:

Cadamba (Kadam), Plywood, Peeling, Veneering, Plantation species, BWR/MR grade.

Abstract

The Plywood industries in India had been dependent on social forestry and plantation timbers for making plywood because of non-availability of conventional timbers from forests. Anthocephalus cadamba commonly known as Kadam tree in India is a large tropical tree with straight cylindrical bole, largely grown on the farm land under Agroforestry. The wood of A. cadamba has been identified as one of the fast growing species, hence a study was carried out for determining its suitability for manufacturing plywood. Study on veneer peeling of 1.0 mm,1.6mm and 2.4mm and their impact on properties of plywood with equal veneer thickness layout and unequal veneer thickness layout was investigated. Study was carried out on Moisture resistant (MR) and Boiling water resistant (BWR) grades of plywood. The studies carried out have shown that Type-B surface veneers could be produced by peeling and the veneers could be dried without major degrades. Gluing and bonding properties were optimised using urea formaldehyde and phenol formaldehyde adhesives for the requirement of plywood for general purpose grades. The physical and mechanical properties of the plywood conform to the requirements specified in Specification for Plywood for General Purposes IS 303 (Bureau of Indian Standards [BIS], 1989). The plywood made using Anthocephalus cadamba is found suitable for general purpose grade plywood.

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