Different Names For Wood (Luan)

Different Names For Wood (Luan)

What are some different names for wood? Well it depends on what type of wood you are talking about, as there are many varieties of wood. When it comes to plywood there are different grades and uses of woods depending on the specific application you may be working with or constructing. Here is a rundown of some different names of wood that you might find usesful when working on some home projects and renovations in the future.


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Mahogany Wood

Mahogany Woods is different from many different kinds of tropical hardwood, most of which are reddish-brown wood that is widely used in furniture-making, boat building, and other high specification uses. It is also used in the wood panelling for plywood.

Luan Wood

Ash Plywood

Used for applications where a very strong & resilient, decorative plywood is required, ash throughout plywood is a high-quality panel product that is regularly used for toy & model making, interior decoration & in the manufacture of a variety of sports equipment. This product is generally produced using uniform 2.5mm thickness rotary peeled ash veneers throughout.


Birch Wood


 Birch is a multi-ply plywood known for its strength and edge quality. It's used for drawer sides, toys, children's furniture, seat bottoms & backs, jigs and fixture boards.You can use it for anything and it also gives you better strength for the exposed edge type of applications. It is a highly rated interior building material.


Fir Wood



Oriented Strand Board

 Sterling board (UK and Ireland) and by the proprietary eponym Aspenite in Canada and the Americas. It is also an engineered wood particle board made by layering strands of wood in specific orientations. In appearance, it may have a rough and variegated surface with the individual strips of around 2.5 x 15 cm / 1 x 6 inch, lying unevenly across each other


WBP Plywood

WBP plywood is so called because it is Weather and Boil Proof. During manufacture this product plywood is constructed with weather resistant adhesives which allow it to endure maximum humidity levels. It is often used for outside construction projects by do-it-yourselfers for decking furniture and landscaping. It is also useful for exterior protection on small frame structures such as sheds, and garages. It will require a coat of paint or a varnishing to bring it to full protective values and strength. 

MDF Plywood : Description

What is MDF Plywood? Well I'll give you a brief description of it's background here. MDF Plywood is actually an acronym for Medium Density Fibreboard. It is a specially engineered product which is created when hardwood or softwood is broken down into fibers and then combined with wax in a resin. This then forms panels (plywood) by applying high temperature and pressure. MDF Plywood is actually denser than regular plywood, but can be used in the same applications or those that might call for greater strength than run of the mill plywood