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In my garden we have an ash tree which is suffering from ‘die back’ and so I need to call in a tree surgeon to remove it.
I’m not sure about the practicalities - or even if you might find it useful (or the wood is possibly even worthless), but I wonder if any of you chaps who build guitars might be interested in some of the wood from it?
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One potential use is for body caps. This one by Alan Crane uses spalted (rotten) timber over a solid Ash body http://reiverguitars.co.uk/project/046-azchubstrr-6/. Again, you won’t know until it has been felled.
The main trunk is definitely a couple of feet diameter. And it’s about 5 to 5 1/2 feet from the ground to the crotch…
As for the quality of the wood, I have no idea. Also I believe there is swamp ash and baseball ash, I rather suspect this might be the latter
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The photo below is English Ash used as a cap. that cap was sliced off of body size piece of English Ash that cost over £200, really is that rare. You might be lucky and fine something like this hidden away in that trunk. The second photo is another piece of English Ash, Stratocaster size, it's too heavy to use as a body, so will be sliced up for drop tops.
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Ash is superb for burning & you should probably be able to get someone to do the felling work in exchange for the wood.
I hate cutting down trees - so if at all possible, I'll see for how much longer I can safely maintain it in the garden.
It's just the worry that it may suddenly come tumbling down...
Seriously. Ash is traditional for this application.
Sorry couldn't resist it.
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