Japanese Shou Sugi Ban Style Burnt Wood Siding
Love of the grain workshop here is a simple diy video of the few steps it takes to create a stunning one of a kind piece of charred wood.
Japanese shou sugi ban style burnt wood siding. The burnt fiber crevasse shadows are subtle and gendai can either be installed with or without an oil prefinish. Select the level of char that brings out the desired black gray silver and brown tones to achieve your desired aesthetic. 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. Our charwood siding shou sugi ban is one of our two flagship products the other being our charwood fencing our charwood siding comes in five different finishes midnight ebony char silvertip sage and lightest tiger char.
Don t quote me on this but my research indicates that shou sugi ban means burnt cedar board and it s a centuries old japanese technique for preserving wood with fire. Charwood is a japanese style of charred wood called shou sugi ban a process of finishing siding that dates back hundreds of years. Gendai is the most commonly specified yakisugi shou sugi ban surface for exterior applications. 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.
Montana timber products has mastered our own proprietary finishing process to ensure the highest quality and character. The final product is also known as yakisugi yaki means to cook burn and sugi is the japanese name for cedar but shou sugi ban seems to have won as the most commonly used term in english and it is sometimes simply known as a carbonized wood finish. There are a variety of styles available within the charwood line to meet your range of design schemes from light to heavy charring and multiple color tones. A light brushing process knocks down the heavy soot layer and leaves a smooth silky appearance.