2007年1月31日 · I’ve just learned that here in San Francisco I can get ash for roughly half the cost of maple, $2.84/bf for 4/4 and $3.96/bf for 12/4. Has anyone built a benchtop […]

2006年9月1日 · A lot of hearsay is wrong and posting it has a tendency to propagate it.I've made mallet heads and all kinds of stuff out of ash. I pound on it all the time with no splinters. I really like ash finished with tung oil for tool applications. Thos Moser uses ash for drawer interiors. I'd love to have 3X3 solid ash for building a bench.Pete

2007年8月23日 · Is Ash a good wood for a bench top? I’ve been looking for a good wood to “New-Fanglize” my workbench, Mostly for edging and the planing board. In his article, John White uses Douglas Fir, but the big stores here (Memphis) don’t seem to sell Doug Fir. One recommendation I’ve seen is Southern Yellow Pine, but it is just so darn ugly.

2009年2月5日 · ash bench. by user-142505, member feb 05, 2009. ash bench : milled and air dried from local park through ...

2021年4月7日 · Cathy designed this bench to showcase its slab seat, with clean lines on the base that serve to highlight the grain. “The ash slab was a gift from my friend’s dad back in Iowa. He is a woodworker who has built his own sawmill and kiln. I picked it up on an RV road trip through the Midwest and brought it back to North Carolina,” Cathy says.

2011年6月4日 · This workbench was my first woodworking project. The bench is made from 8/4 ash. The vice chops are reclaimed brazil mahogany. The bench is based on my own hand drafted orthographics, but its the unmistakable roubo design. I admired the Benchcrafted split top roubos, so I thought I’d make a slimmed down (easier on the budget) knock down version.

2010年7月16日 · Experience with an ash bench. I built as ash bench this year. It is in the Dominy or Holtzapffel style with a twin screw vise and an end vice. I researched and searched for wood for quite awhile. I narrowed it down to ash or soft maple. Beech at a decent price would have been great, but it was impossible to find.

2010年7月13日 · Hello everyone, I have a question about what type of wood to use for a workbench top. I have a choice between American Beech and Ash. Both are going to be cut from logs, so both are wet lumber. I read that Beech is harder to dry because it is prone to twisting and cracking. Ash is supposed to be easier to dry, but I am not sure if I want the open grain of ash. Although I could fill the grain ...

2016年12月2日 · Inspired by Mark Edmundson’s bench in FWW #194 (“A Modern Bench”), Jenkins modified his version to integrate Edmundson’s double rails and stretchers into a single, deeper rail. The tenons interlock inside the legs for added rigidity.

2009年12月22日 · Ash would make a great benchtop. It's strong, resiliant, and light in color. The only possible drawback would be its open pores. If the pores are particularly large, they might collect dust and the like. However, that would only be a problem if you put the face grain up. As long as you have edge grain up on the top, that shouldn't be a problem.