I have at least 4 large ash trees on the property that are either dead or in the process of dying. Can it be used for limber? What does the grain pattern look like? I am considering taking the straighter pieces to the mill or finding someone with a potable mill to make boards for me. Possible uses for the lumber would be flooring or furniture.
Heck yeah ash is great lumber , I made a couple projects with kiln dried ash . Grain looks similar to oak but it's easier to finish , I'd say It's more stable than oak also . Make anything you want out of it, once you get it down around 10 percent moisture content , leave it rough until your ready to use it , then mill it and use it White Ash | The Wood Database - Lumber Identification (Hardwood)
Thanks for the link. The wood looks beautiful. I was laid up most of last year's burning season and my wife got a little tired of toting wood. She said we ought to down size. We went to look at log house. They want big $$$s for them, but the wood finish looked nice. It got me to thinking about harvesting some of the wood from my property for flooring and the interior. Two of my trees are to big for my saw and I question my skills in dropping them. I do have an FHC friend within 30 minutes from me and am sure it would not take much arm twisting to get him out here for some felling and instruction. Thanks for the link. looks like he got a lot of lumber out of the stump. It is encouraging that my idea isn't insane.
Ash is a pretty common wood to use as tool handles and baseball bats too. Who knows what they will use after the EAB gets done with us.
