English or American Ash?

Post by **PSL184** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:55 pm

Looking around for new timber for the Traveller and I notice 2 companies that advertise that shall remain nameless. Company 1 says they use American Ash which is slow grown on the sides of mountains and is therfore heavier, more dense and longer lasting (than what, they don't say) and Company 2 says they use English Ash. I remember recent discussions about air drying vs kiln drying etc but I'd like to know if the claim of the American Ash over the English Ash (if it exists) is correct.....?

Post by **jonathon** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:01 pm

I thought it was Canadian ash. I know S.T. Foreman uses this as its a fine grain. Had no issues over the last 16 years using his timber. Not too sure but I was told the the English ash is more open grain. Just depends on you're preferance I suppose.

linearaudio · Post by **linearaudio** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:32 pm

jonathon wrote:I thought it was Canadian ash. I know S.T. Foreman uses this as its a fine grain. Had no issues over the last 16 years using his timber. Not too sure but I was told the the English ash is more open grain. Just depends on you're preferance I suppose.

My preference would be for whichever rotted slowest!

Will it be the close grained as it is denser, or the open grained as it is more capable of soaking up the cuprinol 5 star??

Will I ever be able to afford to find out anyway?

Post by **littleblackflash** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:53 pm

Check out this months minor matters. The pictures are of my white trav which 5 years on still looks like new. I'd recomend woodies and the canadian ash wood with a natural finish.

Post by **PSL184** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:16 am

Thanks I have read the article and I was very jealous of the car. It looks lovely

Post by **daveallgood** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:23 am

Smart Traveller. The wood looks superb. Presumably the car is garaged? Is it used as an everyday car throughout the year?

Post by **littleblackflash** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 9:48 pm

Well she's only been mine for the last few months and I'm yet to drive it because I've redone the interior. MOT next week. It was my late dads car and he had the wood done about 5 years ago. Since then it's probably only done 1000 miles.

She lives in the wooded car port at the side on my mothers house with the car cover on. She'll be going back to Steve's soon for a wood check over and re-oil.

Duncan