Did some ash today

[SS396driver]

Going to make a small outdoor bench it's at 18% now so in a few weeks it will be ready

 

[Mad Professor]

Looks like EAB got to the tree.

It's shame ash is nice wood/lumber

 

[SS396driver]

Looks like EAB got to the tree.

It's shame ash is nice wood/lumber

Standing dead tree. But I have about 10 feet that looks like it will be good lumber

 

[Mad Professor]

Standing dead tree. But I have about 10 feet that looks like it will be good lumberView attachment 821787

I try to do the same if it's a nice tree with 4 clear faces. I've lost so many of those it's hard to even keep up with getting them to firewood before they rot.

I wish I'd started putting them into the biggest/longest cants I could cut them into, then covered/saved them. I'd have enough to do a nice timberframe.

 

[Trever]

I like ash and unfortunately there is alot dead standing and on the ground. Here is an 83 year old that we had to take down. EAB....

 

[Mad Professor]

I like ash and unfortunately there is alot dead standing and on the ground. Here is an 83 year old that we had to take down. EAB....View attachment 823040View attachment 823041View attachment 823045View attachment 823051

Nice to see it's not rotting or going to firewood.

 

[SS396driver]

Ash are all but gone here taking this one down soon . And there is another I'm going to try to mill. It's about 3ft + in diameter and pin straight for a good 18 ft before the first branch but is still goes fairly straight after its dying but not there yet I'll get a picture of it tomorrow . The big one is dead its losing bark all over it . They are both on my property