Description
Ash wood, is used for furniture, flooring, doors, cabinetry, architectural moulding and millwork, tool handles, baseball bats, hockey sticks, oars, turnings, and is also sliced for veneer. It is a popular species for food containers due to the wood having no taste.
Characteristics of Ash
| Origin of Wood Type | Eastern North America |
| Botanical Name | Fraxinus americana |
| Specific Gravity | 0.66 |
| Avg. Weight Per BF | 3.00 lb/ft |
| Color Range | White-Gold |
| Rarity / Availability | Readily Available |
| Typical Avg. Width | 3″ to 12″ |
| Typical Avg. Length | 8′ to 12′ |
| Avg. Waste Factor | 0.3 |
| Wood Uses | Tool Handles, Church Pews, Fine Furniture, Cabinets, Veneer, Flooring, Baseball Bats, Pool Cues, Oars and many other uses |
| Lumber Grades | Common 1 & 2, Select and Better, FAS, Quartersawn, Quartersawn (Figured), Flitch, Figured (Heavy), Figured (Medium), Veneer, Premium |
| Other Trade Names | White Ash, American Ash, Canadian Ash |
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