Wooden furniture is the biggest component of the Indian furniture market, accounting for about 65% of the total furniture manufactured in India.
Main clusters:
Although, wooden furniture manufacturing activity is spread across India. Main centres are Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Jamnagar, Surat, and Vadodara in Gujarat, Srinagar in J&K, Jalandhar in Punjab, Sikar in Rajasthan, Cooch Bihar in West Bengal, Bareilly and Ghaziabad in UP
About 300,000 people are employed in the Indian furniture industry.
Wood is the main raw material. Various types of woods are used with popular ones being Walnut, Sandalwood, Teak, Sheesham, Mango, Deodar, Ebony, Redwood, Rosewood, Red Cedar, and Sal. Teak account for 50% of the wooden furniture. Other materials used are adhesives, nails, and finishing materials such as stains, basecoats, glazers, and enamels.
Tools used include hand saw, hand planer, sand paper, hammer, nails, hand drill, chisel, brush, etc.
In Jodhpur64, manufacturing wooden furniture involves the following processes:
Procurement
Wood is procured in the form of planks of 4.5 inch width and 3-6 feet length