Premium Solid Ash Press-Curved Slat | 54.5 x 13 x 3.3 cm

Key Features

Material & Craftsmanship

Why White Ash Wood?

Precision Press-Bending Process

Specifications

Ideal Uses

• Furniture Components: Custom chair backrests, headboards, footboards, sofa frame accents, and classic bentwood furniture builds
• DIY Woodworking Projects: Curved shelf edges, cabinet door details, custom drawer pulls, and woodworking blanks
• Home Decor: Decorative wall art, floating shelf supports, mantel accents, and custom decor pieces
• Professional Applications: Furniture manufacturing, cabinetry, millwork, and custom woodworking for commercial spaces
• Craft & Hobby Projects: Model building, custom craft blanks, and DIY home upgrades

Care & Maintenance

1. Keep Dry: Avoid prolonged exposure to moisture, humidity, or direct water contact to prevent warping or rot.
2. Clean Gently: Wipe with a soft, dry cloth for regular cleaning; for deeper cleaning, use a slightly damp cloth and dry immediately.
3. Protect from Sunlight: Avoid placing in direct, prolonged sunlight to prevent fading or discoloration of the natural wood grain.
4. Rejuvenate Periodically: For finished projects, reapply wood oil, wax, or clear coat every 6–12 months to maintain the finish and protect the wood.
5. Store Properly: If storing for extended periods, keep in a cool, dry place away from extreme temperature fluctuations.

Quality Assurance & Trust

• Sustainably Sourced: All ash wood is harvested from FSC-certified, responsibly managed forests, ensuring ethical and eco-friendly production.
• 100% Inspection Guarantee: Every slat is individually inspected for defects, cracks, warping, or imperfect curvature before shipping.
• Hassle-Free Return Policy: We guarantee this product to be free of manufacturing defects. If you are not satisfied with your purchase, we offer a 30-day return policy for unused, unmodified slats.
• Expert Support: Our team of professional woodworkers is available to answer questions about finishing, installation, or project use – just reach out!

Why Choose Our Curved Ash Slat?

📦 Shipping Note

What this size suits

At 54.5 x 13 x 3.3 cm, this is a wide-format seat slat: the deeper section and generous width suit lounge and occasional seating where the seat board carries a sitter’s weight across a broad span. The shallow curve follows a lounge seat profile, and the section is thick enough to take fixing points for screwed or slotted attachment without splitting at the ends.

Specifications

Applications

• Lounge and occasional seating — wide seat boards carrying load across a broad span.
• Dining chair seats — where a deeper section is specified for durability.
• Garden and outdoor seating — with weather-resistant finishes on oak, larch or acacia.
• Replacement programmes — matched to originals for classic and contract seating refresh.

Why bend a slat

A curved slat cut from solid stock has short grain at the shoulders — the exact points where the curve is tightest and the load is highest. A steam-bent slat carries the grain around the curve, so it flexes with the chair instead of cracking at the shoulder. For seat boards that carry weight season after season, that difference decides whether the chair is still serviceable in ten years.

Ordering

Standard sizes ship from repeated production, so re-orders move quickly; custom dimensions follow the normal path of quotation, sample, production. Slats are banded and cartoned in bundles that support the curve. Send your specification through our contact page for a quotation within 24 hours. See also our bent wood slats page.

How this size fits the ash range

The ash slats run from 47.5 cm to 210 cm and from 2.2 to 4 cm in section. This 54.5 x 13 x 3.3 cm size is the compact wide one: shorter than the 58.2 cm all-rounder but wider, which changes its job. Where the all-rounder is a general dining slat, this is a lounge and occasional seating board — the extra width gives a broader seat surface, and the 3.3 cm section carries a sitter across the compact span. It is also the most common replacement size for mid-century lounge chairs, whose seat boards were cut wide rather than long.

For longer ash spans see the 71.5 cm and 115 cm slats; for the widest board see the 18.2 cm wide-format piece. This is the compact wide seat.

Restoration and replacement notes

This is one of the sizes restoration workshops order most, because mid-century lounge chairs were built with seat boards cut wide rather than long — and the originals are now worn out. The usual scope is: match the original curve and section from a sample, supply in the original species (or a documented substitute where the original species is unavailable), and finish to match the existing frame so the replacement board does not announce itself.

Because this is a standard size produced repeatedly, most restoration orders need no new tooling — the form exists and the process is proven, which keeps both the cost and the lead time down. Where the original profile is unusual, a single form is built and kept on file, so a second order for the same chair model years later produces the same part.