Japanese Black Burnt Wood Siding

A light brushing process knocks down the heavy soot layer and leaves a smooth silky appearance.

Japanese black burnt wood siding.

The burnt fiber crevasse shadows are subtle and gendai can either be installed with or without an oil prefinish. Charwood is a japanese style of charred wood called shou sugi ban a process of finishing siding that dates back hundreds of years. Learn the ancient method of shou sugi ban the japanese wood burning method to naturally create a weatherproof wood. Shou sugi ban is an ancient japanese technique for waterproofing and preserving wood.

Select the level of char that brings out the desired black gray silver and brown tones to achieve your desired aesthetic. 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. Charred wood siding and fencing are the products of an ancient japanese technique that makes a unique beautiful and durable exterior wood product. The result is a scorched finish with a magnificent charcoal black color.

It involves charring the cedar wood surface until it turns black. The essential idea is to burn the surface of wood to a varying degree of char. 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. The japanese invented this technique centuries ago calling it shou sugi ban or yakisugi.

Shou sugi ban is an ancient japanese carbonized wood finish created by burning the surface of wood to preserve it. Create a rich brown almost black shimmering wood finish using only a small blow torch. 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.

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.