Originating in 18th century japan shou sugi ban is a particularly striking method of preserving wood by charring it with fire.
Japanese shou siding.
It involves charring the cedar wood surface until it turns black.
Shou sugi ban is an ancient japanese technique for waterproofing and preserving wood.
Gendai is the most commonly specified yakisugi shou sugi ban surface for exterior applications.
What is shou sugi ban siding.
The heavily charred surface of the board makes the wood fire retardant as well as resistant to rot insects and decay.
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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.
Our charwood siding comes in five different finishes midnight ebony char silvertip sage and lightest tiger char.
Shou sugi ban siding from what i understand shou sugi ban siding is still used in japan for very practical utilitarian reasons.
Shou sugi ban is an ancient japanese carbonized wood finish created by burning the surface of wood to preserve it.
It s very resistant to weather and insect damage.
Traditionally this practice is used with japanese cedar in order to weatherproof it.
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The burnt fiber crevasse shadows are subtle and gendai can either be installed with or without an oil prefinish.
A light brushing process knocks down the heavy soot layer and leaves a smooth silky appearance.
At blackwood we char wood lovingly by hand in the japanese tradition of shou sugi ban or yakisugi.
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.
The wood is burned until the surface is charred and then coated with natural oil.
Charwood siding shou sugi ban our charwood siding shou sugi ban is one of our two flagship products the other being our charwood fencing.
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