White Ash (Fraxinus americana) is used for baseball bats, tool handles, hockey sticks, furniture, flooring, cabinetry, and interior millwork.

White Ash is the traditional baseball bat wood because it is hard and flexible and it transfers energy to the ball. It is also lighter than Maple for similar bat sizes.

White Ash has a Janka hardness of approximately 1,320 lbf (5,870 N), making it a hard domestic hardwood comparable to White Oak.

White Ash has a pale cream to light tan heartwood, often barely distinguishable from its white sapwood, with a straight, prominent grain.

Yes. White Ash is an excellent furniture wood. It stains evenly and beautifully, particularly with darker stains.

Yes. White Ash (Janka ~1,320 lbf) is a durable and attractive.

White Ash (Fraxinus americana) and Black Ash (Fraxinus nigra) are distinct species with different properties. White Ash is harder, stronger, and more commercially available, used for bats, handles, and furniture. Black Ash is softer and more flexible, traditionally used by Indigenous peoples for basket splint weaving, a traditional craft form still practiced today.

White Ash responds well to virtually all finishes, oil-based polyurethane, water-based finishes, lacquer, and penetrating oils. For a natural look, a clear satin hardwax oil or Danish oil shows off the wood's grain.