Custom Wood Countertops and Table Tops

Wood Samples

Ash Table Tops

Face Grain Construction

General Description: Ash hardwood belongs to the olive family, although its only fruit is a dart-like winged seed.  It is the wood choice for major league baseball bats because of its strength and shock resistance. 

Janka Hardness:  1320

Color:  Hardwood Ash has interesting color variations.  The outer portion of ash planks usually have light almond tones while the heartwood tends to be a deep reddish brown. 

Color Change:  Ash exhibits a medium degree of color change as this wood ages to a slightly darker color over time.

Grain:  Ash has very similar graining to Red Oak with a bold open grain, and wavy figuring.

Characteristics:  Ash hardwood is heavy, hard, with very good overall strength and provides great wear-resistance.

Finishing: Because of its large pores ash hardwood is seldom stained but takes all other finishes very well.