Rippled Ash

[John D Smith]

This is a bowl I turned about 3 years ago I think I may have posted this before on the Forum I have only posted this again because of the previous
posting on Rippled wood.

This was turned from Rippled Ash.
                                                   Regards John

[Les Symonds]

Hi John...glad you posted this because, as a relative newcomer to the forum, I missed it first time. It's as good a piece of rippled ash as one is ever likely to find...love it. However, it doesn't solve my mystery....mine is definitely not ash!

Les

[georg]

     A good example of rippled ash John. Don't come across it very often.
     
     Like the small rim on the top, a very nice piece

          Tony and Diane

[woodndesign]

Nice to see John, As we're talking Ash and it is to wonder couls Les have a piece in his post.

Not to steal this post, but on the subject, a past post of mine. http://www.awgb.co.uk/awgbforum/index.php/topic,861.0.html ... maybe not the best of shots.

Cheers   David

[John D Smith]

Thank you for your comments:-

 Diane & Tony,Thank you it is a good example of the rippled grain in ash not seen very often in fact I didn't know it was there until I started turning it

 Les,It seems you now have the answer to your species of wood.

 David,Thank you for your pictures.

 Explanation I found on Rippled Ash:-
                                                    This unusual rippled characteristic is normally found in old park trees which have sufficient space to grow in
 
girth rather than in height.An even mass of ripple figure running at right angles to the grain is combined with a series of grey/brown streaks with a

straw background with the grain this produces a 3D effect.

                                                                      Regards John