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What about luan strips?
By:Greg Hughes
Date: 2/5/2002, 4:52 pm
In Response To: Material: Luan (John Schenk)

: I have used luan in 1/8 -- 1/4 -- 3/8 -- 1/2 -- and 3/4 inches for many
: years.

How about for a strip built boat? Density, bending, splitting, carving. It appears to be closely related to mahogany so does it share characteristics?

Messages In This Thread

Material: Luan
John Schenk -- 2/5/2002, 1:01 pm
What about luan strips?
Greg Hughes -- 2/5/2002, 4:52 pm
Re: What about luan strips?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/5/2002, 9:07 pm
Luan
Greg Hughes -- 2/6/2002, 5:18 am
AH! Solid Luan, not plywood
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/6/2002, 5:02 pm
Re: AH! Solid Luan, not plywood
Greg Hughes -- 2/6/2002, 6:45 pm
Re: What about luan strips?
Jason Koldewijn -- 2/5/2002, 10:27 pm