Light red meranti is a tropical rainforest species found throughout South East Asia and the South West Pacific islands, including the Philippines, Indonesia, and east Malaysia.

In Australia, light red meranti is marketed simply as meranti, or can be found under the names Borneo cedar, seraya, lauan, and Philippine mahogany.

APPEARANCE:medium two dark reddish-brown, occasionally with light stripes. The sapwood will normally be a lighter shade of red than the heart wood.

DENSITY:

WEIGHT: 42 lbs/ft3 (675 kg/m3)

DRYING:

WORKABILITY: Meranti is easy to work, although the surface of the wood can splinter if blunt planning tools are used. There are no problems gluing Meranti.

DURABILITY: Meranti has relatively good outdoor durability, but has a rather coarse structure

PRESERVATION: Only the sapwood can be impregnated. Otherwise surface treatment of Meranti is easy, although there can be occasional color seepage.

Light red meranti is a tropical rainforest species found throughout South East Asia and the South West Pacific islands, including the Philippines, Indonesia, and east Malaysia.

In Australia, light red meranti is marketed simply as meranti, or can be found under the names Borneo cedar, seraya, lauan, and Philippine mahogany.

APPEARANCE:medium two dark reddish-brown, occasionally with light stripes. The sapwood will normally be a lighter shade of red than the heart wood.

DENSITY:

WEIGHT: 42 lbs/ft3 (675 kg/m3)

DRYING:

WORKABILITY: Meranti is easy to work, although the surface of the wood can splinter if blunt planning tools are used. There are no problems gluing Meranti.

DURABILITY: Meranti has relatively good outdoor durability, but has a rather coarse structure

PRESERVATION: Only the sapwood can be impregnated. Otherwise surface treatment of Meranti is easy, although there can be occasional color seepage.