Wood is an anisotropic material and, further, because of its natural origin the mechanical properties might significantly differ also between each of the samples tested. Ordinary methods for evaluation of solid mechanic properties often destroy the tested specimens. It is therefore not common practice to evaluate more than one property, e.g. Young's modulus for tension, at the same time using the same sample. Different tests also have different recommendations of how the test specimens should be designed in order to test the property of interest. When calculations are to be made by e.g. the Finite Element Method values for a number of properties must be included and when the resulting construction is examined after this, it is not easy to decide if discrepancies depend on unreliable input data. This paper therefore describes tension, compression and bending tests for one specific detail, namely a wood beam of ash wood. The applied forces are well under those where rupture occurs and hence the material is assumed to be intact during all testing procedures.