Ash, worth milling ?.

[Alycidon]

I have an ASH stick, about 32 - 34 inches diameter. Perfectly straight and parallel for about 9 feet. Storm blown tree, got some heart rot in the lower part.

 

Was thinking of milling it for mantle pieces to sell in the stove showroom when dry. How does Ash mill, is it likely to split?.

 

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[se7enthdevil]

sticks those big should always be milled in my opinion.

 

should have some lovely grain in and old thing like that. check for ripple around the base, don't just ring that part up...

[Billhook]

I milled some 7x1" Ash planks from similar logs nearly twenty years ago with my Lucas Mill. Planed them up and they still look good as a wooden suspended floor in an old garage I converted into a living room 18 feet x 24 feet.

The floor is very hard wearing and does not show stiletto heel marks!

 

I use straight logs for anything from repairs to one ton boxes to making 3"x 8" eight foot wide beams to go on the front of my grain pusher. This is much gentler than the steel equivalent on the floor of the grain store and on the walls when I misjudge my turns!

[se7enthdevil]

how often do you wear stiletto's then???

[Treewolf]

Ash always used to be (and maybe still is) the timber of choice for quality coachbuilt vehicle bodies.

 

Look at any good quality vintage car and it will have an ash-framed body.

 

Definitely worth milling IMO.

[agg221]

Chainsaw milling I presume?

 

Ash can be a bit harder to mill than you initially think it will be but it mills well enough and dries nicely. If you are lucky there will be some colour in there - probably not much grain if it's straight but good for the Scandinavian look!

 

Alec

[timbernut]

Yes definitely worth milling, Youcallthatbig did about 800 cube of mostly ash for me with his autotrek (ace bit of kit!), it has slowly but surely sold for reasonable money for all sorts applications: wagon building, yurts, coach work repairs, turning

[Billhook]

how often do you wear stiletto's then???

 

Not so much now as they tend to become caught up in the long dresses!