Name

Property

Use

Plywood

Uniform tensile strength both along as well as across the grains.

It is used for making doors, furniture, ceilings, packing cases etc.

Deodar

It is the most important timber tree providing soft wood.

It is moderately strong.

It is used for making cheap and rough furniture, packing boxes, structural works etc.

Sissod/

Shisham

It is strong tough and durable.

It maintains its shape well.

It is difficult to work with.

It is used for high class furniture, sports good, wooden moulds, railway carriages etc.

Teak

It is moderately hard.

It is durable and fire resistant.

It can be easily seasoned and worked.

It is not attacked by white ants and dry rot.

It is used for house construction, flooring, ship building, agricultural instruments etc.

It’s use is limited to superior work only as it is comparatively very costly.