Japanese Shou Sugi Ban Style Burnt Wood Siding

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.

Japanese shou sugi ban style burnt wood siding.

Shou sugi ban is an ancient japanese carbonized wood finish created by burning the surface of wood to preserve it. Basically it s a way to speed up the weathering process and make a wood plank naturally weatherproof. 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. A light brushing process knocks down the heavy soot layer and leaves a smooth silky appearance.

Gendai is the most commonly specified yakisugi shou sugi ban surface for exterior applications. Charwood is a japanese style of charred wood called shou sugi ban a process of finishing siding that dates back hundreds of years. Select the level of char that brings out the desired black gray silver and brown tones to achieve your desired aesthetic. 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.

Our charwood siding shou sugi ban is one of our two flagship products the other being our charwood fencing our charwood siding comes in five different finishes midnight ebony char silvertip sage and lightest tiger char. Don t quote me on this but my research indicates that shou sugi ban means burnt cedar board and it s a centuries old japanese technique for preserving wood with fire. There are a variety of styles available within the charwood line to meet your range of design schemes from light to heavy charring and multiple color tones. The burnt fiber crevasse shadows are subtle and gendai can either be installed with or without an oil prefinish.