It is really really sad to see all the ash dying off. When I was a kid I loved ash for firewood. Even as an eight year old boy, I could split it. If you have never split straight grain ash, it is the easiest wood to split. As an adult I have sawed a lot of it and love using it for flooring or various projects. I will miss it when it’s gone.

@hillcustomlumber

25 күн бұрын

Yes splits like a hot knife through butter!

I appreciate the way you educate as to the characteristics of the wood… something I’m trying to learn. Very sad indeed… here in central / upstate NY I have a customer I do a lot of home improvement work for… has about 10 ash trees in his back yard all standing dead.

@hillcustomlumber

29 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching, I try to pass along what I’ve picked up over the years!

ash around me was wiped out several years ago . but i have a 12 inch diameter tree in my back yard thats fine so far. really makes me wonder why. i did have a hard plastic sheet around it about 4 feet off the ground to keep the squirrels from climbing it.

A definite shame I will miss sawing it and working with it. It is all gone here in southern Ontario Canada as well.

I live in central Missouri and everywhere you drive you can spot dead ash trees. I catch mine at a good stage and sawed them into 1 inch lumber and sold it for pretty good money. I have about 350 bb.ft of 5/4 left and will probably sell that this summer. I've had several people ask about leaving it stand or cut and I advise to cut. It does make beautiful lumber if you catch it at the right time. Sure enjoyed you video. Thanks. Ed

@hillcustomlumber

25 күн бұрын

Sounds like we thought alike! I sold all but a little bit I have leftover.

10:4 I live in mid Ontario and all my ash is toast, really to bad.

Cory don't give up on ash yet, I have heard there is hope in the form of virus that is slowly killing the borer. Hope it is true. I have some large ash butt logs to bring to slab mill soon, 64 inch.

@hillcustomlumber

29 күн бұрын

I’m sure they will find a solution somehow eventually, however the damage is done around here, we won’t see more new saw timber in my life.

Same here in Middle Tennessee just about all the ash trees are dead

I love working with ash... I completely understand why they make bats out of it. Its a hardwood but sands and carves easy...

@hillcustomlumber

9 күн бұрын

Yeah it is great wood!

It's the same here in Ireland and we have a game of Hurling which is one of our national sports and the Hurley stick is made from the lower part of Ash its harvested close to the root the worse thing is a good few that make the Hurley's are getting small and a few were absolutely dangerous when harvesting the ash they would leave the top part of the tree in a way that could kill someone

@hillcustomlumber

29 күн бұрын

Ash was also traditionally used for baseball bats. They’re moving to maple from what I understand.

It was very hard to watch them die off so fast. And now the massive beautiful Beech stands here are dropping fast.

@hillcustomlumber

29 күн бұрын

We don’t have much Beech here, what’s attacking them?

@billywalker9223

28 күн бұрын

I haven't heard about that. What's the culprit?

What are you using to paint the ends of your logs?

@hillcustomlumber

25 күн бұрын

Anchorseal

hate to brag but there are no dead ash trees in my woodlot yet all around me there are stands of dead trees so its only a matter of time im cutting a lot into firewood

@hillcustomlumber

25 күн бұрын

Do what you can to salvage the timber!