Ash has a considerable history and pedigree in its use in many demanding areas. Its resilient properties marked it out for over a thousand years as the material of choice for sport and combat. In hurling the hurley stick has always been made from ash and the sport was a recognised way of resolving disputes albeit in a far more aggressive manner than
today's sports. Similarly ash has been used for martial arts in the Far East and more recently for base ball bats in the USA. Among its other uses has been the construction of boat decking.

Ash has been crafted by cabinet makers in great quantities for centuries because of its resilient and elastic characteristics. It is often used as a base material for veneers and laminates and because of its whiteness has also been popularly used as a stained substitute for oak.

Carlton House Furniture offer high quality ash in solid wood construction. Ash is light and could be mistaken for oak – it has a similar depth and hue. However its resilient hardwood properties make it a fashionably clean and fresh alternative

Ash Furniture from Carlton House