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Articles made here include screens, folding tables, trivets, trays, book-ends, bowls, candle stands, condiments jewellery and cigar boxes. At Saharanpur 20,000 workers produce goods worth about Rs. 10 to 12 crores. Of about 300 units currently operating in Saharanpur, nearly 50 are partially mechanised. There is also a 2,400 cu. ft. capacity plant for seasoning wood, located at Saharanpur. This serves as a common facility for the scientific seasoning of timber.

Moguls in particular adored inlay work in wood. Their patronage encouraged communities of Persian inlay craftsmen to settle in India. Earlier, the inlay material used to be Ivory but ever since the banning of the ivory trade, craftsmen have experimented with various new materials. A lot of Rosewood products are inlayed with brass and plastic. In Saharanpur artisans follow a type of inlay work called tarkashi, where burnished copper or brass wire is set in the wood to create fine geometric compositions. Following are the major categories of crafted products available in Saharanpur: