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White Ash
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Fraxinus
americana - is a
ring porous
hardwood and is
fairly hard,
heavy, and very
tough. Ash
features a light
colored, nearly
white sapwood;
heartwood is
typically tan or
light brown. Ash
is of the olive
tree family. It
grows throughout
the eastern part
of the United
States, and
represents about
3-5% of the
total hardwood
timber stand.
White Ash grows
across the
entire
Appalachian
area. Lowland
ash is generally
faster growing,
lighter and
softer textured.
Timber growing
at higher
elevations grows
more slowly and
is thus both
heavier and
harder. Ash has
excellent
bending and
finishing
qualities.
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USES
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AVAILABILITY
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PRICE
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Furniture,
paneling,
flooring,
fixtures,
woodwork,
bending stock,
handles,
sporting goods.
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Generally
available in
thicknesses from
4/4 through
12/4.
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Low to average.
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Relative
Working
Properties
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Machining
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 Resistance
to
Splitting in
Nailing
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 Resistance
to
Splitting in
Screwing
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Gluing
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Excellent
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Good
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Excellent
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Good
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Physical
Properties
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Specific Gravity
(12% M.C.)
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Average Shipping
Weight kilograms
(kg) per cubic
metre (m3)
Air Dry
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Average
Volumetric
Shrinkage (oven
dry % of Green)
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Modulus of
Rupture
(Kilopascals)
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Modulus of
Elasticity (Megapascals)
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Side Hardness (Newtons)
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0.60
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594
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13.3
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106,000
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12,000
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5,900
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