It's rather light and edge tools go through with ease. It may be a bit more yellowish than the pictures show, but they're fairly accurate.
It was part of a tabletop. Thin particle board surrounded by this stuff. I'm just going to use it for a leg on a bench for my sander and drill press. It works super easy.Lauan was my first thought also. But you never know. I never saw it anywhere else but on the back of thin plywood.
Where did you get that board?
- James E McIntyre
I hope you not putting to much weight on it. Lauan is something you should not monkey pod around with.Lauan was my first thought also. But you never know. I never saw it anywhere else but on the back of thin plywood.
Where did you get that board?
- James E McIntyre
It was part of a tabletop. Thin particle board surrounded by this stuff. I m just going to use it for a leg on a bench for my sander and drill press. It works super easy.
- AudibleVelvet
What does that mean?I hope you not putting to much weight on it. Lauan is something you should not monkey pod around with.
- James E McIntyre
Lauan isn't mahogany. Or at least true mahogany. It would probably work for legs on load bearing tables.I hope you not putting to much weight on it. Lauan is something you should not monkey pod around with.
- James E McIntyre
What does that mean?
The bottom of this page show the strengths of different Mahoganies. Luan does excellent in compression strength.
Compressive strength tells you how much of a load a wood species can withstand parallel to the grain. How much weight will the legs of a table support before they buckle?
http://workshopcompanion.com/KnowHow/Design/Nature_of_Wood/3_Wood_Strength/3_Wood_Strength.htm
- AlaskaGuy
Even though the Link won't work for me, I agree with the diagnosis!
AmenYellow Meranti a.k.a. Lauan, Philippine Mahogany.
- Ripper70
Even though the Link won t work for me, I agree with the diagnosis!
OOPS! It s doing something?
"The wood name Philippine Mahogany is a loose term that applies to a number of wood species coming from southeast Asia. Another common name for this wood is Meranti: while yet another name that is commonly used when referring to plywood made of this type of wood is Lauan. (And even though it's called Philippine Mahogany, it bears no relation to what is considered to be "true" mahogany in the Swietenia and Khaya genera."
OKAY! Thank You!
- Richard
I hope you not putting to much weight on it. Lauan is something you should not monkey pod around with.
- James E McIntyre
What does that mean?
If it survives a Chuck Norris karate kick your good to go. Then you can build a table for you 1000 lb drill press out of it.
The bottom of this page show the strengths of different Mahoganies. Luan does excellent in compression strength.
Compressive strength tells you how much of a load a wood species can withstand parallel to the grain. How much weight will the legs of a table support before they buckle?
http://workshopcompanion.com/KnowHow/Design/Nature_of_Wood/3_Wood_Strength/3_Wood_Strength.htm
- AlaskaGuy