Japanese Shou Siding
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Japanese shou siding. It involves charring the cedar wood surface until it turns black. 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.
Originating in 18th century japan shou sugi ban is a particularly striking method of preserving wood by charring it with fire. Shou sugi ban siding from what i understand shou sugi ban siding is still used in japan for very practical utilitarian reasons. Resawn timber co. Our charwood siding comes in five different finishes midnight ebony char silvertip sage and lightest tiger char.
Charwood siding shou sugi ban our charwood siding shou sugi ban is one of our two flagship products the other being our charwood fencing. Shou sugi ban is an ancient japanese carbonized wood finish created by burning the surface of wood to preserve it. Gendai is the most commonly specified yakisugi shou sugi ban surface for exterior applications. It s much more fire resistant than uncharred wood too but i suspect that fire is much less of a concern in modern japan.
Shou sugi ban is an ancient japanese technique for waterproofing and preserving wood. A light brushing process knocks down the heavy soot layer and leaves a smooth silky appearance. It s very resistant to weather and insect damage. See our selection of authentic japanese yakisugi shou sugi ban products readily available throughout the us canada.
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. 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. 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. Traditionally this practice is used with japanese cedar in order to weatherproof it.
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