It involves charring the cedar wood surface until it turns black.
Japanese shou siding.
It s much more fire resistant than uncharred wood too but i suspect that fire is much less of a concern in modern japan.
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Located in the the addington highlands of ontario canada we work with our clients to create custom charred siding for exterior and interior walls and ceilings.
It s very resistant to weather and insect damage.
The wood is burned until the surface is charred and then coated with natural oil.
What is shou sugi ban siding.
The burnt fiber crevasse shadows are subtle and gendai can either be installed with or without an oil prefinish.
At blackwood we char wood lovingly by hand in the japanese tradition of shou sugi ban or yakisugi.
Shou sugi ban is an ancient japanese technique for waterproofing and preserving wood.
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.
Originating in 18th century japan shou sugi ban is a particularly striking method of preserving wood by charring it with fire.
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.
The heavily charred surface of the board makes the wood fire retardant as well as resistant to rot insects and decay.
Shou sugi ban siding from what i understand shou sugi ban siding is still used in japan for very practical utilitarian reasons.
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.
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Shou sugi ban is an ancient japanese carbonized wood finish created by burning the surface of wood to preserve it.
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Charwood siding shou sugi ban our charwood siding shou sugi ban is one of our two flagship products the other being our charwood fencing.
Traditionally this practice is used with japanese cedar in order to weatherproof it.