Luan Sheet Wood

Every piece meets the highest grading standards for strength and appearance.

Luan sheet wood.

This plywood can be used to finish furniture as well as repair interior doors. Dimensions project panels are as functional as they are beautiful and they were designed for diy ers just like you. The name lauan comes from trees found in the philippines but has become a generic term in the us for imported asian mahogany tropical plywood. It has many home and hobby applications and is readily available at lumberyards.

Cuts easily with a utility knife while strong enough to withstand extreme bending without breaking. It goes by many different names. Luan also spelled lauan refers to a tropical hardwood plywood product usually made from trees in the shorea family. 1 4 in lauan plywood application as 2 x 2.

Philippine mahogany meranti plywood or the alternative spelling lauan. Bending lauan plywood is a tropical hardwood and one of the largest internationally traded tropical hardwood products. Luan refers to a common type of plywood in the united states. Luan wood comes from trees of the shorea genus of which there are 196 species.

The product comes in 4 by 8 sheets and can be purchased in many places through out the us. This plywood is extremely smooth and hard which is perfect for finishing with stain or paint. 3 4 in lauan plywood application as 2 x 2. The uses of luan plywood.

The brownish veneer product is used sparingly in buildings for floor underlayments in hollow core doors and as an inexpensive interior panel.