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Amid rising cost of commodities, households welcome use of kiln-dried wood
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Amid rising cost of commodities, households welcome use of kiln-dried wood
The unabated price hike of goods has made many Filipino housewives more mindful of the way they spend money. For mothers Jeannette Austria and Wency Carmelo, for instance, saving has always been a big concern, as they want to ensure that each hard-earned peso is well-spent. To save on house repairs, both had used kiln-dried wood in their homes as housing components and furniture.
“We made use of kiln-dried wood when we had our ancestral house restored in 2004,” shared Austria. “Our door and window jambs, flooring, bed frames, and stair tread and handrails are all made of kiln-dried wood.”
Kiln-dried wood is achieved thru the artificial drying of wood using a kiln-dryer, which is like a very large oven. The Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI) offers a cheap yet effective kiln-dryer that reduces the moisture content of lumber to the desired level.
FPRDI opens satellite furniture testing center in Cebu
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FPRDI opens satellite furniture testing center in Cebu
In a bid to extend its services to furniture-makers in the Visayas and Mindanao, the Department of Science and Technology- Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) opened in Lahug, Cebu City a satellite furniture testing center that became operational April this year. The project is funded by the DOST Grants-in-Aid (DOST-GIA) and supervised by DOST-Region 7.
“After consulting with local industry players thru DOST-7, we were able to identify Cebu as a strategic area to host a furniture testing facility,” said Mr. Victor Revilleza, Technical Manager of the FPRDI National Furniture Testing Center (NFTC). Revilleza cited Cebu’s proximity to NFTC clients in the Visayas and Mindanao provinces. He also recognized Cebu’s booming furniture industry, with some of its local craftsmen being internationally recognized for their innovative furniture pieces.
FPRDI trains Mangyan bamboo furniture makers
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FPRDI trains Mangyan bamboo furniture makers
Twenty Mangyan furniture makers, members of the Samahan ng mga Manggagawa sa Yunot Nasucob (SAMAYUNA) in Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro, recently learned how to make quality furniture after attending a three-day training conducted by FPRDI.
Spearheaded by the local Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the training was the first step in a planby a team of local government agencies to upgrade the Mangyan tribe’s bamboo furniture production.
According to FPRDI’s For. Moreno L. Santander, Jr., “The course oriented the attendees on the basics of bamboo processing, preservative treatment and finishing, as well as standard bamboo furniture designs.For the first time, the participants handledhole saws and learned how to use these in boring bamboo culms. They also learned how to operate a spray gun in finishing their products. They were able to build lounge chairs, a Mangyan-style child’s chair, and bamboo audio amplifiers.”
