Japanese Burned Wood Siding

Traditionally this practice is used with japanese cedar in order to weatherproof it.

Japanese burned wood siding.

Due to the thick hydrophobic uv inhibiting soot layer suyaki has the best wood and color longevity as well as incredible fire resistance. 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. Originating in 18th century japan shou sugi ban is a particularly striking method of preserving wood by charring it with fire. 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.

It involves charring the cedar wood surface until it turns black. 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. Shou sugi ban is an ancient japanese technique for waterproofing and preserving wood. Suyaki is the most traditional and easily recognizable of our yakisugi shou sugi ban products.

Delta millworks began burning wood in 2007 and we were instantly enthralled by the beautiful textures and grain patterns achieved by taking torches to timbers and boards.