The Historical Origin and Characteristics of Ash Wood

In Scandinavian mythology, the world was supported by a single ash tree. In Greek mythology, when Zeus created mankind, man was born out of an ash wood. This shows its place in people's hearts. LITUO, a plywood manufacturer, shares with you the characteristics of ash wood and the scenarios in which it is used.

 

In the Norse mythology, ash wood was the weapon of the moon goddess, and the tree was the world tree of the mythology. The scientific name Fraxinus comes from the Latin word for "spear", because the spears used by soldiers in battle were made of ash wood.
In Scandinavian mythology, the world was supported by a single ash tree. In Greek mythology, when Zeus created mankind, man was born out of an ash wood. This shows its place in people's hearts. Cellulose ether, a plywood manufacturer, shares with you the characteristics of ash wood and the scenarios in which it is used.

During the Victorian period, there were many furniture made of ash wood, handles, high chairs, standing cabinets, jewelry boxes, dressers and so on, all influenced by the Gothic style, beautifully made and exquisitely carved, with the dazzling soft texture and high clean and elegant color of ash wood, sensual to the extreme, which is considered a work of art.

Because of its flexibility and excellent impact resistance, many designers use this feature to design many beautiful curved furniture.

 

 

Distribution range

Ash Plywood has different growing conditions and color characteristics in different parts of the world. At present, it is widely distributed in three places.

1、European ash wood

General characteristics: The heartwood is cream to light brownish yellow. In some logs, the heartwood will also appear grayish brown to black. The material is hard, flexible and straight-grained. The structure is coarse but uniform. The average density is 510-830 kg/m².
Main uses: Widely used for making all kinds of sports equipment, for making cabinets and furniture, chairs, farm tools, car bodies and wheel parts, artistic turned parts and laminated products.

2、American ash wood

General characteristics: its heartwood is gray-brown, sometimes red, straight texture, uniform but fine structure, average density of 660kg/m².
Main uses: used for making various kinds of sports equipment, cabinets and indoor joinery, raw materials for doing plywood, etc.

3、Japanese ash wood

General characteristics: The strength of the wood is related to its weight, but it is not as hard as European ash wood. Bending performance after steaming is particularly good, poor toughness, compressive strength and impact load resistance is medium.
Main uses: can be used to make furniture, cabinets, doors, flooring, etc.

 

Characteristics of ash wood

From the above introduction of ash wood, all highlight her noble, ash wood why so popular?
1, ash wood has a tough material, beautiful texture, is the outstanding art representative of natural texture.
2, a unique organizational structure, with a large area of gorgeous, open pattern. The wood is good elasticity and hard. The texture is beautiful and the processing surface is smooth. Whether gluing, coloring or finishing, it can be done well.
3、It has a hardness value of 7610N, easy to process, resistant to wear and tear, and has strong nail holding power.
4、Sawed and processed ash wood, the natural texture is clearly visible, layered and with few knots.
5、It has the natural color of wear-resisting and humidity-resisting. Ash wood is very suitable for dry climate, it is extremely slight aging, small changes in the heartwood.
6, soft to the touch, with a candle-like smooth texture, even in winter, it does not feel cold.

LITUO sells customized ash wood plywood, and we can make it according to your needs. Please contact us now and tell us the thickness and shape you want to get cooperation.