Japanese Black Burnt Wood Siding

Create a rich brown almost black shimmering wood finish using only a small blow torch.

Japanese black burnt wood siding.

Learn the ancient method of shou sugi ban the japanese wood burning method to naturally create a weatherproof wood. The wood is burned until the surface is charred and then coated with natural oil. Montana timber products has mastered our own proprietary finishing process to ensure the highest quality and character. Shou sugi ban is an ancient japanese technique for waterproofing and preserving wood.

Charred wood siding and fencing are the products of an ancient japanese technique that makes a unique beautiful and durable exterior wood product. 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 surface to render it a. While shou sugi ban originated for the purpose of weatherproofing wood it has recently become popular as a rustic textural design element inside the home. 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.

The burnt fiber crevasse shadows are subtle and gendai can either be installed with or without an oil prefinish. 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. A light brushing process knocks down the heavy soot layer and leaves a smooth silky appearance. Select the level of char that brings out the desired black gray silver and brown tones to achieve your desired aesthetic.

Shou sugi ban is an ancient japanese carbonized wood finish created by burning the surface of wood to preserve it. Traditionally this practice is used with japanese cedar in order to weatherproof it. The essential idea is to burn the surface of wood to a varying degree of char. Charwood is a japanese style of charred wood called shou sugi ban a process of finishing siding that dates back hundreds of years.

The japanese invented this technique centuries ago calling it shou sugi ban or yakisugi.