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American ash is similar in appearance to European ash. The sapwood is light colored to nearly
white and the heartwood varies from grayish brown to light brown, to pale yellow streaked with
brown. The wood is generally straight grained with a coarse uniform texture. The degree and
availability of light colored sapwood, and other properties, will vary according to the growing
regions.
Working Properties
Ash machines well. It nails, screws and glues well, and can be stained and polished to a very
good finish. It dries fairly easily with minimal degrade, and there is little movement in performance.
Northwest Hardwoods’ state-of-the art dry kilns and drying technology help assure lumber that is straight
and flat.
Physical Properties
Ash has very good overall strength properties relative to its weight. It has excellent shock
resistance and is good for steam bending.
Main Uses
Furniture, cabinets, doors, architectural interiors, high class joinery and moulding, paneling,
flooring, tool handles, sports goods and turning.
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Ash—Fraxinus spp
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