Ash is a native American hardwood, readily and abundantly available. It can be found in many
bent wood applications where its stability and high strength-to-weight ratio are necessary. It is recognizable by its even blonde color, pronounced medular graining on plain and straight, even graining on quarter. Its value to us is in its all-weather stability, astonishing shock strength, and benign coloring. Ash will not warp or split in an unheated barn. Humidity and temperature exremes will not affect ash. Its shock strength makes ash almost unsurpassed in its ability to hold fasteners and hardware. Finally, its even blonde color makes it a blank canvas for
the finisher’s art.