I missed this one. The pic I posted with the 3 staves are as follows. Elm on the left, Walnut in the middle, and sassafras on the right. The ropy bark that comes to v's here ,and their is indicative of Walnut bark, but his cross section shows it is not walnut. I have never cut an Ash tree to make a bow, but have made bows from Ash from Amish wagon wheel staves. Ignorance is bliss. My bad.Jay is trying to find a suitable wood to make a bow, and Ash will do that.