Ash
Denominación.
• Scientific name: Fraxinus excelsior L. F. angustifolia Vahl.
Provenance
Description of the wood
• Sapwood and heartwood: White to white pink.
• Fiber: Straight
• Grain: Medium
Impregnation
• Sapwood: Impregnable
• Heartwood: Moderately impregnable
Mechanization
• Sawing: Easy, no problems.
• Drying: Easy. Fast to moderately slow.
• Planning: Easy. It curves relatively well.
• Gluing: Easy, except for the resorcin queues.
• Nailing and screwing: Need for predrilling.
• Finish: Easy.
Applications
• Rustic and fine interior and semi-exterior furniture.
• Interior Carpentry and wood panelling: Doors, flooring, friezes, mouldings.
• Cabinetmaking.
• Sport items.
• Exterior carpentry.
Mechanical properties
• Resistance to static flexion 1130 kg/cm2.
• Elasticity module 129,000 kg/cm2.
• Resistance to compression 510 kg/cm2.
• Resistance to parallel traction 1450 kg/cm2.
Notes
- It can have the central area of the trunk of a dark olive colour. See the third photograph.
- There is also the American ash tree, quite abundant in the United States and Canada. It has aspects and characteristics very similar to the European one.