3. Malaysia Furniture Industry
(MFI) • From 1978, Malaysian Furniture
Industry has grown rapidly to
produce product.
• Over the years, the MFI has
undergone dynamic
transformation from a traditional
cottage operation to a
technological driven industry.
History
• Malaysia is the 10th largest
exporter of furniture in the world
exported about 160 countries.
• This is to maintain the provider of
raw material , an abundance of
high quality wood supplies, and
good manufacturing practices.
Economic
4. Raw Materials Supply
Furniture is made from many types of
materials like rattan, metal, fabrics,
plastics, glass, marble and other
composite.
The share of raw materials used in the
Malaysia furniture industry is wood
(65%), metal (12%), rattan (13%),
bamboo (4%), plastic (3%) and other
(3%).
5. Wood Jointing
Joinery is an important part in wood
working. It involves a process whereby
the pieces of wood are joined together
to produce more complex structural
items.
Wood joints employ, adhesives, while
others use only wood elements.
Strength properties of wood joinery
derive from the properties of the joining
materials and from how they are being
6. Problem Statement
In recent years, furniture making
industry is growing at an alarming
rate.
Furniture manufacturing will not be
able to meet the demand and the
market due to the shortage of timber
resources.
The price for solid timber will increase
and this is not good for the future of
the furniture industry.
7. Objective
To design a dining table with higher
strength properties using wood joint
To introduce variety of wood joint in
furniture
9. Wood Furniture
Wood is certainly the most preferred
option, among all the materials that are
widely used for custom made furniture.
Due to its high functionality, durability
and aesthetic appeal most people prefer
wooden furniture over other options.
It is advisable to get complete
information about various types of wood
used in furniture to make a well
informed decision.
10. Species that used in furniture
Neolamarkia Cadamba as known as
Kelempayan is the fast growing
species. Kelampayan is light
hardwood.
Sesenduk can be classified as a light
hardwood timber with creamy yellow
colour.
Acacia mangium is the second largest
species in the family of Leguminosae
12. Finger joint
Finger jointed lumber is actually
preferred to solid lumber.
Finger jointing short pieces of lumber
has become an increasingly popular
method of reducing wood waste.
It also utilizing shorts to realize
maximum profit from the steadily rising
cost of raw materials.
14. Scarf joint
A scarf joint (also known as a scarp
joint) is a method of joining two
members end to end in woodworking
or metalworking.
The scarf joint is used when the
material being joined is not available
in the length required.
It is an alternative to other joints such
as the butt joint and the splice joint
and is often favoured over these in
joinery because it yields a barely
visible glue line.
17. CONCLUSION
Wood joint give a lot of benefit in
furniture manufacturing.
It is easy to making design on furniture.
Beside that, it also can reduce cost and
increase profit.
The strength and durability are like a
solid timber.
Last but not least, it can minimize the
wood waste.