What is Wood ash?
[[File:Campfire scar 08319.JPG|right|thumb|{{center|Wood ash from a [[Fireplace|campfire]]}}]] '''Wood ash''' is the [[powder]] left after [[wood]] has been in a [[fire]], such as a home [[fireplace]] or an industrial power plant. Some [[gardener]]s use it to make [[potash]]. After being burned, only a small amount of wood is left as wood ash. Wood ash has also been used in [[ceramic]] [[glaze]]s, in China, Japan, and Korea.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rogers|first1=Phil|title=Ash Glazes|date=2003|publisher=A&C Black|location=London|isbn=0-7136-57820|edition=2nd}}</ref> It has also been used to make [[soap]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wood Ash}} [[Category:Waste]] {{chem-stub}}