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Ash blanks are not exactly expensive ... do you want to spend time preparing a blank out of the tree, or making a guitar with some (pre-prepared) wood that will be fit for purpose ...
I wondered at the time whether it was worth trying to keep some of the trunk for body blanks, but decided against. You need to be able to cut it lengthways into planks, store it so that it'll dry OK, and then there's no guarantee that it'll be good for "tonewood".
It became firewood!
I have a copy of an old verse that extols the virtues (or not) of different species of wood for burning for heat, one verse ends...
Ash wet, or Ash dry
A King shall warm His slippers by...
Our woods have many Ash.....
Assuming that you’ve got a chain saw what you could do is lay it down, supported off the ground, and do a rip cut along its centre line. Use several passes, cutting 2 or 3 inches with each pass. Looking at the inside you’ll be able to decide whether there’s anything useable, or whether it’s just firewood.
Leo used Ash and Alder because they were cheap, not because of any tonal qualities, or for there looks. If you want to make a guitar from your own wood, and you’ve got the skills and tools, then it would make an interesting project ... but it’s probably just firewood.
When I get round to cutting it I’ll pass it through with the chainsaw like @Roland said and see what it’s like. I think it’s more of a dream than something I’ll actually make. I like the idea of being able to say the guitar came from my garden.