A Gardeners Forum Forums Members History Forum Life 2007 Slabbed a little ash this weekend

Hey all, winters on a downhill slide now. We heat with wood, and when there's a nice piece of wood for something other than burning, I try to make good use of it. My pops wanted some ash for ax handles so here are the slabs he'll be getting in the spring, 2-1/4"x11"x44". The milling is done with a chainsaw mounted milling attachment.





Stay warm.

I'm sure he'll love getting that to work with!!!

That's some beautiful wood you have there....

My father and I always sifted thru the wood,
and would eyeball a piece of wood here and there..
Mostly we'd find pieces' of wood for the gardens..

But love looking over the wood to see what we can/could find...

That wood has such a pretty grain to it - what kind is it?

That would be Ash.

ooops - I did read that - thanks!

How long does it take you to make one handle??????

That wood is very nice! I cnnot wait to see the finished pieces.

That's alright, someone may have thought I was being rhetorical with my thread title.

Weezie; the wood needs to dry to a 16% moisture content before it will remain stable enough to work with, most of the shrinkage is done by then, after that it shouldn't take more than a couple hours using power and hand tools.

My dad is making them though, I am just providing the wood in a size he can work with, turning 80 next month, says it's time to slow down a little, oughta see his garden and fruit trees.

Wish we could see some pictures...
You know them gardener's that have been gardening for a bunch of years, always have
THE BEST TRICKS, TIPS AND TECHNIQUES'..
and I am always willing to hear and listen to
what they have to say and what they do...

?Got any pictures?
(of garden and would love to see the finished
product of that handle )

I'll see him in the spring sometime, to give him the wood, if I go up after the frost period for him I'll see what's growing. He has some old pics from when I was a sprout, maybe scanning them would work.