wi&e Wood Industry and Engineering 2687-6043 2687-6035 Karadeniz Technical University Timber, Pulp and Paper Kereste, Hamur ve Kağıt PROBLEMS AND SOLUTION SUGGESTIONS OF ENTERPRISES PRODUCING FURNITURE AND WOODEN YACHTS/BOATS (EXAMPLE OF BARTIN-KURUCASILE) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4080-8816 Ulay Göksel YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY, VAN VOCATIONAL SCHOOL 12 25 2020 2 2 61 69 11 28 2020 12 10 2020 Copyright © 2017, Wood Industry and Engineering 2017 Wood Industry and Engineering

This study aims to identify the problems of the wooden boats and the furniture used in these boats in Bartin-Kurucasile district center and to develop solutions. These enterprises use local chestnut woods obtained from the forests of the Black Sea Region. It is noteworthy that the number of enterprises that have been producing boats with their unique characteristics with traditional methods for many years in the district has decreased in recent years. The status of A study demonstrating the in recent years was supported by the Kurucasile District Governorship and Development Agency in 2013. In this study, in order to reveal the current situation of wooden yacht / boat and furniture manufacturers with Kurucasile and the changes between 2012-2020, face-to-face interview method was used with the business owners. As a result, the current status of the manufacturers who continue their existence in the district were determined and solution suggestions for the problems were discussed and solution suggestions for the development of these enterprises were included.

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