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White Ash Wood Grain

White Ash is a strong, resilient hardwood known for its light blonde color, straight grain, and excellent shock resistance. It machines and finishes well, making it a popular choice for furniture, flooring, tool handles, and sporting goods where strength, flexibility, and a clean appearance are important.

  • Lumber

  • 4/4 White Ash Lumber

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    White Ash is a great choice when looking for a strong and affordable wood! This wood is a popular choice for making tool handles and baseball bats....

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  • 4/4 White Ash Lumber Pack

    Original price $86.50 - Original price $149.10
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    4/4 Rough Cut White Ash Lumber Choose from 2 different sizes of our 4/4 White Ash Rough Cut Lumber Packs; 10 Board feet or 20 Board Feet. We will c...

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  • 8/4 White Ash Lumber

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    White Ash is a great choice when looking for a strong and affordable wood! This wood is a popular choice for making tool handles and baseball bats....

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    Original price $28.95 - Original price $56.95
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  • 8/4 White Ash Lumber Pack

    Original price $116.50 - Original price $203.10
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    White Ash is a great choice when looking for a strong and affordable wood! Choose from 2 different sizes of our 8/4 White Ash Rough Cut Lumber Pack...

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  • 4/4 White Ash Lumber - Full Length

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    4/4 White Ash Lumber in long lengths Grade: Select & Better Kiln Dried These boards are considered rough stock and may have minor defects suc...

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  • 8/4 White Ash Lumber - Full Length

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    8/4 White Ash Lumber in long lengths Grade: Select & Better Kiln Dried These boards are considered rough stock and may have minor defects suc...

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  • S4S Lumber

  • Online / Pre-Order S4S White Ash Lumber

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    White Ash is a great choice when looking for a strong and affordable wood! This wood is a popular choice for making tool handles and baseball bats....

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  • Online / Pre-Order S4S White Ash Lumber - Thick

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  • Thins

  • White Ash Thin

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  • Turning Blanks

  • White Ash Bowl Blank

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    White Ash Turning Blank We will provide you with a high quality White Ash turning blank in the dimensions of your choice. Our bowl blanks have alre...

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  • White Ash Turning Square

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    White Ash Turning Square We will provide you with a high quality white ash turning square in the dimensions of your choice. This blank has already ...

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  • Live Edge

  • Live Edge Charcuterie Boards - Ash

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    Live Edge White Ash - the perfect choice for Charcuterie Boards and Craft Projects! These boards are one of a kind! Slight variations are to be exp...

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  • Live Edge River Set - Ash

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    Cut and ready to go pieces for your next epoxy pour! We've prepared these White Ash pieces so they are trimmed, ripped with a straight edge, and re...

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  • Veneer

  • White Ash Veneer - Thick (1/16")

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    White Ash Veneer - great for wood crafts! Do you like the uniform, strong grain pattern of White Ash Lumber, but need a 1/16” thickness? Look no fu...

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  • Solid Wood Shelves

  • White Ash Floating Shelf

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    Let us build you a White Ash Floating Shelf! Made on demand by KJP woodworkers, our solid white ash floating shelves come pre-mounted with the HOVR...

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  • White Ash Shelf

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    Let us build you a White Ash Shelf! Made on demand by KJP woodworkers, our shelves are made from hand-selected white ash that’s as durable as it is...

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White Ash (Fraxinus americana)

Pricing:



Affordable

Hardness:

1320

Janka

Distribution:



Eastern North America

Availability:



Readily Available

Appearance

The heartwood is light to medium brown with a sapwood that is typically beige or light brown. It’s not always clear where the sapwood ends, and the heartwood begins. The grain is quite coarse and strikes a strong resemblance to oak. Usually fairly straight-grained, you occasionally will find curly or figured boards.

Workability

White Ash works really well with both hand and power tools and has a distinct odour when being worked. It takes both glue and finish well and it bends well when steamed.

Uses

White Ash has many uses including flooring, millwork, furniture and baseball bats. It also makes fantastic tool handles.

Additional Comments

Due to the emerald ash borer, hundreds of millions of ash trees have been decimated. Because of this, White Ash is starting to disappear from lumber yards and forests alike.

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Frequently Asked Questions About White Ash Wood

What is White Ash wood used for?

White Ash (Fraxinus americana) is used for baseball bats, tool handles, hockey sticks, furniture, flooring, cabinetry, and interior millwork.

Why is White Ash used for baseball bats?

White Ash is the traditional baseball bat wood because it is hard and flexible and it transfers energy to the ball. It is also lighter than Maple for similar bat sizes.

How hard is White Ash?

White Ash has a Janka hardness of approximately 1,320 lbf (5,870 N), making it a hard domestic hardwood comparable to White Oak.

What color is White Ash wood?

White Ash has a pale cream to light tan heartwood, often barely distinguishable from its white sapwood, with a straight, prominent grain.

Is White Ash good for furniture?

Yes. White Ash is an excellent furniture wood. It stains evenly and beautifully, particularly with darker stains.

Is White Ash good for flooring?

Yes. White Ash (Janka ~1,320 lbf) is a durable and attractive.

What is the difference between White Ash and Black Ash?

White Ash (Fraxinus americana) and Black Ash (Fraxinus nigra) are distinct species with different properties. White Ash is harder, stronger, and more commercially available, used for bats, handles, and furniture. Black Ash is softer and more flexible, traditionally used by Indigenous peoples for basket splint weaving, a traditional craft form still practiced today.

What finish works best on White Ash?

White Ash responds well to virtually all finishes, oil-based polyurethane, water-based finishes, lacquer, and penetrating oils. For a natural look, a clear satin hardwax oil or Danish oil shows off the wood's grain.