Nail withdrawal of three selected Malaysian timbers / Mohamad Uzair Hazzard Ahmad Zaini

The study was carried out to determine the right selection of the nail
based on the intended purpose while doing nailing process towards
Malaysian timber spp and to determine the holding strength properties of
nails on the Malaysian timber, spp. also to evaluate the suitability of nail
on different category of Malaysian timber spp. that species are Sesenduk
(Endospermum Spp), Semarak Api (Delonix Regia, Spp) and Resak
(Vatica, Spp). Three samples of each species were produced in size
100mm x 100mm x 100mm with using a common nail. Based on the
results of this study it was found that the density of wood affected the
withdrawal strength of nailing. That showed in the statistical analyses
higher density of species is highly significant. The lowest density of
species are suitable use common nail as a fastener in furniture
manufacture.