Abstract
Major suppliers of teak wood for the raw material of furniture industry in Indonesia are Perum Perhutani, community forests, and private forests. Community teak forest management produce roundwood or squarewood, in which squarewood is produced on the felling site by the use of chainsaw after felling and bucking activities. Utilization of teak wood from community forest has been practiced for decades, however information on the extent of utilization and the quantity of wood waste have not been published to a greater extent. The present research was intended to determine and analyze the extent of utilization and teak wood waste produced from felling and bucking, and on-site squarewood production of community forests. Quantification of wood waste from felling and bucking was based on the whole tree method, while that of squarewood production was based on the percentage of yield. It was found that the quantity of teak felling and bucking wood waste in community forest was reaching 28% of felled wood volume that consisted of branch and twig (46.15%), upper trunk (30.77%), short cut off (15.38%), and stumps (7.69%). The largest part of the wood waste of teak felling and bucking satisfied the requirement as raw material of wood working industry according to Indonesian National Standard. On-site production of squarewood increased the quantity of wood waste in the forests (in the form of slabs and sawdust).
Highlights
The management of teak plantation forest has given Indonesia a significant economic benefit for several decades (Tiryana et al 2011)
It was found that the quantity of teak felling and bucking wood waste in community forest was reaching 28% of felled wood volume that consisted of branch and twig (46.15%), upper trunk (30.77%), short cut off (15.38%), and stumps (7.69%)
It was found that wood waste produced from teak felling and bucking reached 28% and it was not reasonably different to that of plantation forests
Summary
The management of teak plantation forest has given Indonesia a significant economic benefit for several decades (Tiryana et al 2011). Teak wood has been valued as fancy wood by furniture industry along with mahogany (Irawati et al 2009). Information on the environmental benefit related to the management of teak plantation forest is deficient (Tiryana et al 2011), including the information of wood waste from felling, bucking, and squarewood production processes. Indonesia has not been able to provide the demand of teak wood for wood industry, mainly that for furniture industry. Yovi et al (2009) reported that the future of furniture industry in Jepara has been threatened by the trend of higher raw material demand over the production capability. Information of teak wood production other than that of Perum Perhutani has been insufficiently published and the production quantity has not yet been understood in detail
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