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The ash tree is a tree that is loved by woodworkers due to the
fact that it is a strong and elastic wood. Wormy ash is used for making
bows, tool handles, and bats for baseball players, and any other usage
that requires a hard wood. Most ash woods are used for things indoor
rather than outdoor. If placed outdoors wormy ash wood usually lasts
for only five years. The wood is also used for instruments. Guitar
bodies are usually made out of ash due to the fact that great tones are
produced because of the quality of the wood. Drums shells are another
popular use, and even office furniture is made from the wood.
Woodworkers love the wood because it stains very easily. Nails and glue
are easy to use and do not stop half way in and leave half hanging out.
The ash wood also is good in the fireplace.
The ash tree is one that finds its way into mythology fairly well.
The Norseman considered the ash tree, the world tree. Snakes of
Europe were driven away by the ash leaves. People in Ireland
thought that if the shadow of the tree were to shade their crops, then
the crops would die. The mythological nature of the tree is also found
in English and Greek mythology.
The tree is susceptible to various infections from bugs. One of these
is the emerald ash borer. The bore was introduced in the North American
continent by accident and since 1998 has killed million of trees. Some
people like the wood that has been attacked by the bugs because it gives
it a wormy look to it from the paths left by the bugs. This kind of
wood is called wormy ash lumber. Wormy ash lumber gives an older look to
furniture that is desired by some people. This kind of furniture is
called wormy ash furniture. People who work with wormy ash lumber has
fined tuned the process of working with the infected wood, right down to
the cleaning of the boards from the bugs.
There are a few places that sell wormy ash wood in the North East, and Walker’s sawmill is one of those
places. The wood gathered at Walker's Sawmill are from trees that have fallen on
their own. They are gathered throughout the Upper Hudson Valley. Over
the years John Walker has developed a keen eye for the unusual wood with
many natural characteristics that add a beautiful touch to the wood
that he mills. That beauty is passed on to the objects made from his
milled woods. The artistry of milling wood is accomplished on
100-year-old machines. If ever there was a definition for sustainable
wood crafting it is Walker's Sawmill.
Please look around at our
website or call us for information on the wood that we offer for sale.
At this point we stock 4/4x8' wormy ash planks as well as many other
types of lumber. All our wood is air dry and could be used for coffee
tables, benches, bar tops, mantels, flooring.
At Walker's Sawmill we are wood experts and happy to answer any wood related question you may have!
Call us today at 845-223-3801
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