: Bill,
: I have almost finished a CLC Chesapeake 16 which Ive made from 1/4" red
: meranti marine ply. (I havn't figured out if meranti and luan are the same
: thing or not.
: It is slightly heavier but considerably cheaper than okuome, which is called
: gaboon here in New Zealand hence my earlier comment.)
: The only bad thing about it was the number of splinters I got. It handled the
: twist at each end of the hull just fine.

: Pete

Meranti and luan are not the same thing. meranti is a type of wood. luan does not specify what type of wood it is. The heavier nature of meranti is correct although not to the same degree as luan here in the US atleast.

best regards,
pete czerpak
albany, NY