Better Alternative than Lauan and Meranti Plywood

RevolutionPly® plywood is a fresh departure from the tradition of using tropical hardwoods to make Lauan and Meranti type panels. RevolutionPly® plywood contains no tropical hardwoods. Every piece of RevolutionPly® plywood comes from plantation and sustainable sources and has a uniform and consistent appearance from sheet to sheet. These characteristics are what make RevolutionPly® plywood a viable, long-term Lauan plywood substitute. RevolutionPly® plywood is a better choice for these common uses of Lauan plywood / Meranti plywood:

  • Lauan plywood / Meranti plywood for use as a flooring plywood underlayment: Lauan plywood / Meranti plywood have often been used in the past as a vinyl flooring plywood underlayment. RevolutionPly® plywood is a better alternative to Lauan and Meranti as a plywood underlayment. Today, Lauan and Meranti are inconsistent in appearance and often come from poorly managed forest sources. RevolutionPly® plywood is consistent from sheet to sheet and comes from plantation and sustainable wood sources. See our website at www.RevolutionPly.com for more details and our flooring plywood underlayment installation guide.
  • Lauan plywood / Meranti plywood for use in the construction of furniture, cabinetry, and millwork: Lauan plywood / Meranti plywood have been traditional materials used for furniture, millwork, and cabinetry applications. As the quality of Lauan and Meranti have declined, they have become less consistent and reliable. RevolutionPly® plywood has uniform color and straight grain for ease of cutting, scoring, and finishing. RevolutionPly® plywood is consistent from sheet to sheet. These characteristics make it better than Lauan and Meranti for use in furniture, cabinetry, and millwork.
  • Lauan plywood / Meranti plywood for use as wall paneling: Lauan plywood / Meranti plywood have been used as wall paneling for the same reason it is used in the manufacture of cabinetry and furniture. RevolutionPly® plywood, with its straight, uniform grain and consistent color, is a better product than Lauan and Meranti for wall paneling.
  • Lauan plywood / Meranti plywood for use in woodworking projects: Over the years 1/4" Lauan plywood / Meranti plywood have been the go-to panels for various woodworking projects. RevolutionPly® plywood is a great choice instead of Lauan and Meranti because it is uniform in color, easy to cut, sand, and finish. RevolutionPly® plywood is the ideal Lauan and Meranti plywood replacement for woodworking projects.


RevolutionPly® plywood is a multi-purpose panel substitute for Lauan plywood / Meranti plywood that covers a variety of uses without negatively impacting the world's rainforests.

For more information please visit www.RevolutionPly.com.

RevolutionPly® panels are protected by one or more issued and pending US and foreign patents, which may include U.S. Patent Nos. 8,414,996 and 9,242,391.

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