Charred wood siding and fencing are the products of an ancient japanese technique that makes a unique beautiful and durable exterior wood product.
Shou sugi japanese burnt wood siding.
It is often called japanese cedar and is utilized primarily for construction lumber due to high rigidity and quick drying.
Sugi is japanese cypress cryptomeria japonica is sugi in japanese and is a monotypic genus in the cypress family indigenous to japan.
The essential idea is to burn the surface of wood to a varying degree of char.
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.
Yakisugi shou sugi ban from nakamoto forestry we are the world s largest manufacturer and supplier of authentic japanese charred wood siding.
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.
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.
Our charwood siding comes in five different finishes midnight ebony char silvertip sage and lightest tiger char.
We provide beautiful long lasting low maintenance sustainable products.
The japanese invented this technique centuries ago calling it shou sugi ban or yakisugi.
Montana timber products has mastered our own proprietary finishing process to ensure the highest quality and character.
Charwood is a japanese style of charred wood called shou sugi ban a process of finishing siding that dates back hundreds of years.
We specialize in the hachiko variety used specifically for siding in western japan.