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Marc St Louis:
Simon
The Ash we have here is not the same as what you have but from my experience the best wood I have cut is from a 12" tree. This would be about a middle aged tree

SimonUK:
Good advice, thanks. My last log had smooth bark and was about 10 inches diameter. I had to go about 3/4 inches into the log to get past the brittle layer. It was also mottled near the surface, especially around insect holes. Tricky stuff ash, but not half as bad as yew...

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