Botanical Name
Fraxinus americana
Other Names
Northern ash, Southern ash, White ash
Origin
North America
Sapwood Colour
Narrow sapwood nearly white
Heartwood Colour
Pale brown, grayish brown, light brown or pale yellow streaked with brown
Grain
Bold, straight, moderately open with occasional wavy pattern. Flat sawn boards usually have a strong contrast in grain
Texture
Normally coarse textured
Common Uses
Furniture, flooring, doors, achitectural interiors, high class interior joinery, moulding, kitchen cabinets, panelling, tool handles, sports goods, turning, veneer Density
kg/m3
675
Specific gravity
-
0.62
Hardness
N
5990
Bending Strength
N/mm2
105.8
Stiffness
N/mm2
12000
Radial shrinkage
%
4
Tangential shrinkage
%
7
Working Properties
Stability
xxxx
Bending
xxx
Machining
xxxx
Screwing
xxx
Gluing
xxx
Painting
xxx
Sanding
xx
Staining
xxx
xxxx = excellent
xxx = good xx = fair
x = not good
Tagging
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Furniture, Flooring, Doors, Achitectural Interiors, High Class Interior Joinery, Moulding, Kitchen Cabinets, Panelling, Tool Handles, Sports Goods, Turning, Veneer