HOLY TRINITY COLLEGE

GENERAL SANTOS CITY

LUMBER SAWDUST AS AN ALTERNATIVE MATERIAL FOR

Bobby D. Pedroso

Presented to:

Joey Zheeg Fred C. Borre

10 – Saint Vincent Ferrer

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover Page .................................................................................................................. 1

Table of Contents ........................................................................................................ 2

Acknowledgment ........................................................................................................ 3

Abstraction .................................................................................................................. 4

Chapter I: Background of the Study ...................................................................... 5 - 7

Introduction ........................................................................................................ 5

Statement of the Problem................................................................................... 6

Hypothesis ......................................................................................................... 6

Significance of the Study ................................................................................... 6

Scope and Limitation ......................................................................................... 7

Definition of Terms ............................................................................................. 7

Chapter II: Methodology ....................................................................................... 8 - 10

Research Design (Experimental Method) .......................................................... 8

Instrumentation and Data Collection ................................................................... 9

Analysis of Data ................................................................................................. 10

Chapter III: Results and Discussion .................................................................. 11 - 12

Conclusion ......................................................................................................... 12

Recommendation ............................................................................................... 12

References .................................................................................................................. 13

Documentation ............................................................................................................ 14

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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Before all else, the researchers would like to express our gratitude to the

following, who have shown and expressed their outmost support to the researchers.

Without them, this research wouldn’t be as it is right now.

First and foremost, the researchers would like to acknowledge our parents for

their unending support mentally, with their presence, the researchers managed to

overcome the stress and completed the research.

Second, the researchers would like to address the support of their fellow

researchers for helping them out with the questions. The researchers would like to

highlight the great help of their fellow researchers in terms of the problems faced in the

making of the research.

Third, the researchers would like to recognize the help of their teacher for giving

them the guides, which the researchers used to complete their research. The

researchers would also like to acknowledge the helpful terms provided by their teacher.

Lastly, the researchers would like to thank the Almighty Father, for providing the

motivation and means to complete the research without a problem.

May the following be blessed with a blessing, a thanking gift for their outmost support

they provided for the researchers.

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The Researchers

ABSTRACTION

This study planned to execute a certain aim for their research, the accuracy of an

alternative corkboard made of lumber sawdust. The researchers provided questions

regarding the study, to answer the inquiries regarding the study, the questions are to be

answered after experimentation.

This study covers the use lumber wood dust to not only serve as a useless

material but as an alternative material for corkboards. Nowadays, lumber dust only

served to be swept away, the people weren’t creative thinkers to dispose and not use

the material as a substitute for different crafts. The study promotes the use of a material

found in processed woods as a corkboard. Promoting the use of lumber sawdust as an

alternative material to be used in corkboards.

CHAPTER I

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

INTRODUCTION

As much people wanted to deny, climate change is occurring every day and it

destroys the place where people live, the planet Earth. Due to the abundant

deforestation on some parts of the world, the production of oxygen got lesser.

Nowadays, people can observe the sudden changes brought by their doings, the

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termination of landforms and other life supporting things such as trees. It was a very

alerting topic and the actions are yet to come, people took the opportunity to plant

millions through fund-raising, though it doesn’t change the fact that there will be illegal

loggers, cutting the trees and not replacing them back.

A wood is much more of a valuable resource, many things could be derived from

a single piece of any kind of wood, many can be seen every day and sometimes we use

them for our every day. Focusing on the crafts of the local handicrafts, woods are

processed through a cut so it can be transformed into any furniture. Though it may seem

easy to hear, the woods that were processed produce a hazard material which is called

the lumber dust.

A lumber sawdust is created when machines or tools are used to cut or shape

wood. High amounts of wood dust are produced in sawmills, and in the furniture-making,

cabinet-making, and carpentry industries. According to research, these materials can

trigger and cause cancers like paranasal sinuses and nasal cavity if exposed. It was

recommended to wear protective gear such as mask and eyewear when exposed to

works including wood carving to avoid inhaling debris from the woods and to prevent the

entrance of the debris in eyes to avoid getting the debris on lungs and cause cancer.

A cork board is a framed section of cork backed with wood or plastic. Typically, it

is used as a bulletin board, because the resilient nature of cork makes it ideal for sticking

pins and tacks into. Though a commercial corkboard is made out of cork, which is also

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made out of wood. According to research it was stated that due to thickness, cork

boards possesses high thermal insulation.

Cork boards are made out of corks, which are found on beverages such as wine,

champagne, and others. It’s very efficient to reuse the cork to form it as a corkboard,

though corks are from trees called Quercus suber which are possibly logged in both

ways; cut and plant and illegal logging. Which pollutes and worsens the condition of the

planet. Derived from the idea of using wood to make a cork into a corkboard, giving

alternative materials such as materials that are considered useless but are made out of

wood, setting the lumber dust as a best example since it has a very similar texture of a

cork.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This study aims to determine the accuracy of a lumber dust as an alternative

material for corkboard.

Can lumber dust compete with cork in terms of?

 Durability?

 Thermal Resistance?

 Effectivity?

 Eco-friendliness?

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What are the positive effects of using lumberdust as a material compared to a

cork?

HYPOTHESIS

For purposes answering these problems, hypothesis were formulated:

H1= Lumberdust based corkboards are comparable to cork based corkboards, in

terms of durability, thermal resistance, effectivity, and eco-friendliness.

H2= Lumberdust based corkboards aren’t comparable to cork based corkboards,

in terms of durability, thermal resistance, and effectivity.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study is conducted to determine the accuracy of lumber dust based corkboard. To

determine if it’s much better than commercial corkboards people have been using.

The following people benefits from this study:

Students, to give the very most information that may be useful one day. This

study can be set as a reference for their future researches. This research may possibly

guide them with key points, such as valuable informations.

Teachers, the study might give the teachers a little of idea to share creativity with

class and engage them with projects with crafts and all possible background key points

may play a role in terms of warning the students of the effects of the said material.

Other Researchers, this study might help them with future references. The study

may also be connected with their current study, then this study might help them to

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understand or get valuable informations to add to their research. They may also look to

the references used for them to proof read and include it in their future research too.

SCOPE AND LIMITATION

This study aims to determine the accuracy of lumber dust based corkboard.

However, the study is only limited to handicrafts shop who produce much lumber dust

and craft activities, the study’s limit is at most at the experimentation process.

Nevertheless, it doesn’t come off as an alternative material for anything aside from

corkboard. This study only covers the alternative way of substituting lumber sawdust as

corkboard’s material.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

Corkboard- a lightweight, fire-resistant material made of compressed cork. Can

commonly be seen in faculties and facilities, used as a pin board for papers.

Cork- the buoyant, light brown substance obtained from the outer layer of the

bark of the cork oak. Commonly used to seal wine bottles.

Lumber sawdust- is created when machines or tools are used to cut or shape

wood. When inhaled, this material can cause diseases such as paranasal sinuses and

naval cavity and may possibly infect the lungs.

Cork oak (Quercus suber) - cork oak is an evergreen and does not drop its

leaves. The thick and knobbly dark grey bark which covers it is the portion known as

“cork.”

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High-thermal insulation- is the reduction of heat transfer between objects in

thermal contact or in range of radiative influence.

CHAPTER II

METHODOLOGY

RESEARCH DESIGN (EXPERIMENTAL METHOD)

Lumber sawdust may be labelled as a hazard material when inhaled, though

through the process of experimenting, the raw material can be converted into another

material which is corkboard. Sawdust as an alternative replacement for corkboards, only

concerning to the possible effects of using cork and to provide eco-friendly ideas such

as reusing wasted lumber sawdust as an alternative for corkboards. Nevertheless,

unless not in trial for experimentation, the said material cannot be used as an alternative

material.

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INSTRUMENTATION & DATA COLLECTION

Materials Needed:

 Lumber sawdust

 White Glue (Inflammable)

 Water

 Strainer

 Small box cover

Prepare the materials needed for the experiment

Filter the lumber saw dust using the strainer to get

the most refined dust and put it on the box

dust
Mix the water and white glue until you get a thick

watery texture

After mixing the glue and water, mix the refined

sawdust and the water-glue mixture in the box

If it’s already mixed, press the mixture flat in the

box and dry it.

ANALYSIS OF DATA

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The product’s outcome was exactly what the researchers wanted to see. The

texture of the corkboard made of sawdust didn’t falter and it took the pin. The use of

lumber sawdust in corkboard was proven effective, can be compared with local and

commercial corkboards found in the marketplace. Though drying the sawdust took a lot

of time and the effectiveness vary on the time of drying it.

TIME (DRYING) DURABILITY ACCURACY TEXTURE

1 HOUR

2 HOURS

3 HOURS

4 HOURS

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CHAPTER III

RESULTS & DISCUSSION

The texture was as expected by the students, it took a lot of time to dry out the

mixture, for it to come out as an exact replica of cork-based corkboard. The results were

excellent, the researchers tried to pin a thumbtacks to test the product and it did get

stuck just like the commercial and local corkboards.

TIME (DRYING) DURABILITY TEXTURE

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1 HOUR WEAK SOFT

2 HOURS WEAK SOFT

3 HOURS STRONG NORMAL

4 HOURS STRONG HARD

CONCLUSION

The study was founded successful. Hence, using lumber sawdust could be an

alternative substitute for cork in making a corkboard. It could be eco-friendly, accurate

as a corkboard, and affordable.

RECOMMENDATION

Although the study and experimentation came to a successful outcome, The

researchers would like to address their fellow researchers to thicken mixture of glue and

water to see results faster than the time it took for the researchers to come up with a

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successful outcome.

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REFERENCES

https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/substances/wood-dust

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