Author Topic: Ash - Heart Rot  (Read 724 times)

Offline YosemiteSam

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Ash - Heart Rot
« on: June 17, 2020, 05:41:36 PM »
My neighbor recently took down his large ash tree & there was a piece about 7' long, 8" thick and has a curve that appears to be perfect for a few inches of backset.  However, the heart has some rot in it.  The sapwood looks okay from my untrained eye -- plenty of unbroken growth rings from what I can see at the ends.  Just the heart appears to be rotted.  The hole in the center heart wood is about 1".

Is a rotted billet like this safe & okay to work with?  Or is it likely just firewood with rotted potential?

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Re: Ash - Heart Rot
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2020, 06:19:34 PM »
you only 2" under the bark :thumbsup:
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