THATI- WOOD PART 2 Continuing from part 1
Reposted on 24-2-2021 after editing and updating. R. GopalaKrishnan 4. Mango tree wood. The mango tree woodis not having inner/core hard partcalled – Kathal in malayalam. Normallyit is used for fire wood purposes. However some mango tree grows wider. Itswood is used for temporary use of planks like base for RCC etc. in constructionof buildings. Though the planks aretold not have much strength, still many use it for furniture etc. I was havinga desk while studying in college made of mango wood. My father was having a cot whose planks were ofmango tree in our compound. According to my father when the tree wascut, it had more than 50 years ofgrowth. I have seen the plank inexcellent condition for more than 40 years later also and sturdy. After myfather my brother was using the cot. 5. Tamarind tree wood Tamarind tree is veryhard. Its trunk has hardened central area called kathal also. Maximum applicationof the wood is for firewood since it will last long for fire. Carpenters cannotwork on the hard wood. The central kathal is used as hammer by putting handleby carpenters. 5a. Pitichhalum pitikkanam, pulimkombil pidikkanam (If youare going to hold a branch, it should be of tamarind tree) The branches are sohard, even tender ones would not breakoff from the tree. On account of this experts climbing tamarind tree to shake thetamarinds to fall down even goes tosomewhat lean branches also. The saying is used tomean, if going to take support, it should be from the worthy. Specially it istold of marriages. If the bride is not so nice looking or not so much educated,the family should be rich and cultured and broad-minded . Tamarind tree woodhas also a tanginess taste. If we touch the outer skin , we feel it. 6. Bhatak (Tamilnadu) I have not seen thiswood in Kerala. It is almost dark red. This would is considered next to Teakwood. In many homes, the doors, windows are made using Bhatak. Some builders useit at least for pooja room. Bhatak too has a fragrant smell. 7. Forest trees. Many trees grow inforest with good width and length. These are cut and used for many works. Themerchants now a day designate such wood as forest wood. With suitable applicationof paints, polish etc they are durable. 8. Coconut and aracanut trees. While the inner sideis hard with other trees, for trees in the group of coconut species like palmtree, aracanut tree have their outer side hard. They grow taller withoutbranching. On those days these outer of coconut and palm trees were used forbuilding works like Utharam (beam), Kazhukkol, pattika etc. However care is required for preventing whie/redtermites eating them. The outer wood ofaracanut trees are very stronger, used as handle for agricultural tools likeKoonthali (Hoe) , manvetti (_powrah)etc in Kerala. The alaku area of it (Themost hard) is/ was used for windows bars. It is told they are harder than ironrods. 9. Deal wood or packing case wood This is very tenderwood of some trees. They are prepared with required thinness and purely usedfor temporary packing. Some deal woods arefound very good. These are used to pack costly equipment with sufficientthickness. After taking out the equipment many use these planks for furniturelike cupboards. Stools, small tables etc. 9a. Packing case and my table. Local carpenter madea table for me in 1967. It was using a wood called Venteak. A type of teak lesscostlier and less durable. When it has come to drawer, he had exhausted woodand used quality packing case for bottom of the drawer. After 45 years, still Iuse the table, though it has gone many changes like lamination on top, and forside door below drawer (I have confirmed the wood again now!!!) My note- The deal wood drawer is still looks good. 10 Manja kadambu In Tamilnadu it isone of the most favoured wood for building works and furniture works. 11. Bamboo Certain species ofwoods have central shallow like the bamboo, eeara etc. They grow tall with lesswidth and lean. Application goes mainly as support to RCC and making ladder forworks. Due to their lightweight, EB people mostly use it climbing their polestoday. Yester years it was used by telecom people. Now telephone posts are inmuseum to say. Cables have replaced the poles. 12 Fire wood trees Many trees do nothave inner or outer hard areas. They are used for firewood and to prepare charcoal. Now a day such wood of sufficientlength is used to support RCC as well as for preparing charam- working arrangement for carpenters and masons.The wood is called Kattai in Tamilnadu. These kattais are sold/ leased out for builders. Though hard andhaving width, the wood ofkanjiram is used only for making pattika (rafts) because of its bittertaste on touching. Pattika is on the roof, and one is not going to touch withhand more. 13. Nellimaram (Amla tree) Indian gooseberry The first creation oftree by God , the wood of amla tree is long standing. It is used to put overthe “urava” (spring) in wells.. It iscalled Nellipati There is a saying aperson spending too much with out source as going up to neelipplaka.(Nellippalaka kanunnathu vare kuzhikkuka) 14. Use of wood of other trees. Earlier we were notusing rubber wood for planks. Now such woods are also used. 15. Soaking in water. Soaking wood in watergives durability. Such wood normally does not EXPAND OR CONTRACT withtemperature. In Kerala we canstill see wood laid for soaking in river water at Kallayi, in Calicut, one of the besttimber areas. Pathemaries or container boats for Arabian countries aremade at Calicut based on the order placed as I have learnt through adocumentary. 16. vellathil pokunnahu vallam ( Water boats) The vallams(boats)are made of woods of good trees . Earlier they were made without much joints. Now joints are more with them, but care is taken not tohave leaking. 17. Thati- Othermeanings like - An offering ,bulky body, escaping etc. In Malayalam Tati is an offering in Cherthala Bhagavathitemple. It is a sweetish pudding called CHERTAHALA THATI. Thati is also used to talk of bulky bodyin Malayalam. Thatippikkalis told for mating cows. Thatithappal is for narrow escape. Thaticchu kootal is assembling together incidentallyeither for good shows or for accidents. 18. Windows Vista. The desk top image ofwindows vista show a wooden platform for getting in and down to a boat. Oneside raised border plank on right side partly missing. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1882180435.1725955.1614175707115%40mail.yahoo.com.
