american white ash is one of woodworking's best kept secrets. though it has a resemblance to red oak
ash is much lighter in color and many woodworkers agree ash cuts routs,sands and finishes
much better than red oak this is the wood to use when you need
consistent light pale color and a solid durable hardwood ash grows mostly in the eastern
united states to eighty feet tall and with the good clear trunk yields
fantastic lumber with very few defects ash makes good strong furniture that lasts
a long time you can add a darker contrast wood like walnut
wallman or cherry that adds some extra interest your
project while it makes a super furniture wood, ash
has some unique uses also.
Primarily baseball bats and here's one of the most famous bats
of all babe ruth belted the very first home run
ever hit in yankee stadium during the third inning of opening day April eighteenth
nineteen twenty three and he did with a forty-five ounce louisville
slugger custom crafted from ash and that very bat still exists today In two thousand four it sold at auction for
just over one point two million dollars another unique use for ash is in the
english cars made by morgan the company has been making distinctive
cars for over one hundred years using ash as the material for the substructure and each car is made by hand even today ash has its place in woodworking
because it's solid and durable great to work with even color very affordable at woodworkers source we have thousands of
board feet in stock from four quarter six quarter eight quarter and twelve quarter thicknesses you can read real customer reviews order securely online at woodworkers source dot com