LUCKY Curly Ash!

[4570tc]

I have been gathering parts for another build. Stock wood was the last thing I needed. Went to an old friend who used to build MLs. He had a BEAUTIFUL band sawed blank of the prettiest Curly Ash I have ever seen! well I ended up with the blank!
HAPPY??? Dancing Happy!!!!!

 

[AwwNaww]

What finish do you intend to use?

 

[springfield art]

I'll bet you almost fell over onto your ash! I'm sure it will be one beautiful project!

 

[wiscoaster]

How's about a pic? I have a purple ash tree might not survive Emerald Ash Borer. It's getting trunk injection treatments now, but if they don't take, it's a gonner in about two years. I'm thinking of keeping one or two of the branches that might be of suitable shape and size for planing into rifle blank stocks. I don't really know what to expect or what to look for wrt selecting which.

 

[Clark Badgett]

OP got a nice piece of ash

 

[4570tc]

What finish do you intend to use?

I am old school and still have new bottle of chromic acid (magic Maple) and have used it on other woods including ash.

 

[4570tc]

What finish do you intend to use?

my go to stain is Magic Maple, and I will use Tongue oil finish.

 

[Captjoel]

Just so you know, Magic Maple stain (Chromium Trioxide) will turn your stock green after time when exposed to sunlight. I would opt using another stain.

I used aqua Fortis followed with an application of nut brown stain on this curly ash stock.