One might say that this hip yet traditional method is catching fire.
Burned japanese wood siding.
The essential idea is to burn the surface of wood to a varying degree of char.
Thanks to its stunning beauty and durability shou sugi ban is making a comeback.
The wood is burned until the surface is charred and then coated with natural oil.
Shou sugi ban is an ancient japanese carbonized wood finish created by burning the surface of wood to preserve it.
Delta millworks began burning wood in 2007 and we were instantly enthralled by the beautiful textures and grain patterns achieved by taking torches to timbers and boards.
November 3 2017 while shou sugi ban 焼杉板 originated in japan in the 18th century primarily as way to treat cedar siding to make it weatherproof the technique which involves charring a wood.
Use a garden torch to burn the surface of the wood.
Shortly after beginning the craft we realized we were reviving the japanese tradition of shou sugi ban this process is used to preserve the wood by charring it.
Now comes the fun part.
The technique simultaneously makes the wood beautiful mold resistant pest resistant and ironically fire resistant.
Traditionally this practice is used with japanese cedar in order to weatherproof it.
The longer you hold the fire on the wood the darker the char.
The japanese invented this technique centuries ago calling it shou sugi ban or yakisugi.
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Nakamoto forestry is the largest producer and supplier of japanese burnt wood siding shou sugi ban in the us canada.
Originating in 18th century japan shou sugi ban is a particularly striking method of preserving wood by charring it with fire.
And keep a fire extinguisher close by.
Shou sugi ban is an old japanese method of preserving wood by burning it.