The sapwood is light-colored to nearly white and the heartwood varies from grayish or 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, is good in nailing, screwing and gluing, and can be stained to a very good finish. It dries fairly easily with minimal degrade, and there is little movement in performance.

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, flooring, doors, architectural millwork and molding, kitchen cabinets, paneling, tool handles, baseball bats and turnings.

Perfection Percentages (Percentage of time specie machines properly)
Planning - Perfect Pieces - 75%
Turning - Fair to Excellent Pieces - 79%
Sanding - Good to Excellent Pieces - 75%

Janka Hardness Rating - 1320 (Whats This?)