Physical properties ash has very good overall strength properties relative to its weight.
Brown ash wood.
Brown ash fruit is a broad single winged samara.
Ash yields straight close grained wood that often displays a wavy figure.
Flat cut brown ash wood veneer has a nice cathedral look and has a nice light brown sapwood.
The shakers also made extensive use of the black ash for creating baskets.
White ash green ash red ash black ash brown ash.
When stained ash can look very similar to oak quercus spp although oaks have much wider rays which are visible on all wood surfaces even on flatsawn surfaces where they appear as short thin brown lines between the growth rings.
The veneer is primarily used in cabinetry.
Also called basket ash brown ash swamp ash hoop ash and water ash.
The beautiful light tan to dark brown colors looks great in any style of home.
Brown ash is typically found in swamps along stream banks and other poorly drained sites.
Brown ash is primarily used as a basket making material by mi kmaq and maliseet artisans.
When viewed from the face grain the wood bears a strong resemblance to black ash closely matching its color and grain pattern.
With its typical straight grain and beige to light brown hue ash wood is a very attractive option for fine furniture.
Ash machines well is good in nailing screwing and gluing and can be stained to a very good finish.
White ash with its oval crown may rise to 120 in the wild.
It is also a popular wood for making electric guitars and basses due to its good resonant qualities.
Perhaps the most common ash look alike is sassafras sassafras albidum.
Ash wood is also used to create traditional wooden snowshoes.
Ash flooring is one that you are sure to enjoy in your home as it will make your home seem more open and welcoming.
Even its light weight 31 lbs ft 3 average closely matches the density of black ash 34 lbs ft 3 average.
Ash is a light colored smooth grained hardwood that grows throughout the east coast and parts of canada.
For architects and designers specifying brown ash veneer please reference product number dsv 1033.
Ashes lack these conspicuous rays.
It dries fairly easily with minimal degrade and there is little movement in performance.
It is a solid wood that is part of the ash family.
Other ash species normally approach 60 to 80 tall.
Its color ranges from creamy white to tan but brown ash as its name implies is distinctly darker and brown in color.
It has excellent shock resistance and is good for steam bending.
Ash has a pronounced grain the sap wood is creamy white the heartwood is a grayish brown the grain is coarse and interlocked.
