Comments on: European Ash https://www.wood-database.com/european-ash/ WOOD Sun, 26 May 2024 03:10:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Is European ash leaves or the wood toxic to Conyer https://www.wood-database.com/european-ash/comment-page-1/#comment-22170 Sun, 26 May 2024 03:10:11 +0000 http://www.wood-database.com/?p=1308#comment-22170 Is European ash leaves or the wood toxic to Conyer birds

]]> By: Marko Jadric https://www.wood-database.com/european-ash/comment-page-1/#comment-19121 Sat, 11 Feb 2023 17:09:34 +0000 http://www.wood-database.com/?p=1308#comment-19121 My favorite wood for working with hand tools. It’s strong, much easier to work than Oak, it doesn’t tear out during hand-planing, takes a great finish…

]]> By: Justin https://www.wood-database.com/european-ash/comment-page-1/#comment-7238 Mon, 04 Feb 2019 18:11:46 +0000 http://www.wood-database.com/?p=1308#comment-7238 It’s the wood the army of Macedonia used for their long pikes (sarissas)

]]> By: Seb Ferrin https://www.wood-database.com/european-ash/comment-page-1/#comment-7078 Wed, 16 Jan 2019 07:15:59 +0000 http://www.wood-database.com/?p=1308#comment-7078 A very nice wood to work, quite a bit heavier than its American cousin. Most people find its smell pleasant when it’s being worked. Here in France, it pretty much defines what a cabinet maker’s workshop used to smell like, before MDF took over.

It is a tough, sturdy wood that doesn’t like screws very much. My dad, who’s also a beekeeper, taught me to rub the screws in beeswax to avoid stripping them.

It takes a very nice, golden hue when finished with shellac.

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