American White Ash

   

 

   

 

American ash is similar in appearance to European ash. The sapwood is light coloured to nearly white and the heartwood varies from greyish brown to light brown, to pale yellow streaked with brown. American White Ash comes pedominantly from the sapwood. The wood is generally straight grained with a coarse uniform texture.

Ash machines well, is good in nailing, screwing and gluing, 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.

Machining Nailing Screwing Gluing Finishing

Ash has very good overall strength properties relative to its weight. It has excellent shock resistance and is good for steam bending.

Specific Gravity: 0.60 (12% M.C.)
Average Weight: 673 kg/m³ (12% M.C.)
Average Volumetric Shrinkage: 10.7% (Green to 6% M.C.)
Modulus of Elasticity: 11,977 MPa
Hardness: 5871 N
* Values based on Fraxinus americana

Non-resistant to heartwood decay. The sapwood is liable to attack by powder post and the common furniture beetle. The heartwood is moderately resistant to preservative treatment, and the sapwood is permeable.

Furniture, flooring, doors, architectural interiors, high class joinery and moulding, kitchen cabinets, panelling, tool handles, sports goods and turning.