Ash Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Ash Alternative Name 1: White Ash
Ash Alternative Name 2: Black Ash
Ash Alternative Name 3: Green Ash
Ash Amount of Figure: High
Ash Amount of Natural Luster: Medium
Ash Availability of Wood: Plentiful
Ash Available As Lumber: Yes
Ash Available as Veneer: Yes
Ash Available only in small sizes: No
Ash Bending Strength: Moderate
Ash Blunting of Tool Blades: Moderate
Ash Botanical Name: Fraxinus spp.
Ash Carving: Average to somewhat difficult to carve
Ash Clear Finish or Varnish: Fair
Ash Color of Wood: Gray Brown
Ash Contrast between growth rings: Diffuse Porous
Ash Crushing Strength: Moderate
Ash Decorative Figure: Yes
Ash Density: High
Ash Drilling: Very good
Ash Fill before Finishing: May require a filler depending on the intended result
Ash Gluing: Average - Requires control
Ash Grain: Straight
Ash Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Well-defined or Conspicuous growth ring
Ash Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Noticeable or distinct growth ring stripe, ribbon or flake pattern
Ash Hand Tooling: Average
Ash Hardness: Hard, difficult to dent
Ash Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Ash Harmful Properties: Non Toxic
Ash Interlocked Grain: No
Ash Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Low
Ash Machine Tools: Average
Ash Mortising: Fair or satisfactory
Ash Movement after drying: Low
Ash Nail Holding: Very good - Nails are very difficult to pull out
Ash Nailing: Fair - may require pre-drilled pilot hole especially near ends
Ash Natural Durability: Perishable
Ash Number of Knots: Low
Ash Painting: Fair
Ash Planing: Good
Ash Polishing: Good
Ash Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 42
Ash Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 42
Ash Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Ash Sanding: Good
Ash Sawing: Low cutting resistance
Ash Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
Ash Screwing: Fair - May require pre-drilled pilot holes especially near ends
Ash Shaping: Fair or satisfactory
Ash Size of Knots: Intermediate
Ash Size of Pores: Large Pores - Open grain
Ash Specific Gravity: High
Ash Specific Gravity maximum: .66
Ash Specific Gravity minimum: .54
Ash Staining: Good
Ash Steam Bending: Good
Ash Stiffness: High
Ash Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Ash Texture of the Wood: Coarse
Ash Toughness: High
Ash Turning: Good
Ash Weight: Heavy
Ash Wood Defects: Check (or split), stain, warp
Ash Work Notes: Requires sharp tools
Ash Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: YES
Ash Use for Carving: no
Ash Use for Cooperage: no
Ash Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Ash Use for Flooring: no
Ash Use for Furniture: YES
Ash Use for Handles: no
Ash Use for Heavy Construction: no
Ash Use for Inlay: no
Ash Use for Interior Finish: YES
Ash Use for Light Construction: no
Ash Use for Marine Applications: no
Ash Use for Marquetry: no
Ash Use for Millwork: no
Ash Use for Models and Patterns: no
Ash Use for Musical Instruments: no
Ash Use for Novelties: no
Ash Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Ash Use for Shingles: no
Ash Use for Sports Equipment: YES
Ash Use for Turnery: YES
Ash Use for Woodenware: no