Thanks to its stunning beauty and durability shou sugi ban is making a comeback.
Technique of burning siding.
Shou sugi ban is the term commonly used in the west for yakisugi an ancient japanese technique for preserving wood with fire.
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.
This wood burning technique is now growing in popularity among homeowners in the u s.
I don t have the means to get more wood to replace it.
Can i use this burning technique on the rotted area if a managed to dig at least some of it out.
The process involves charring the wood surface with exposed flame from a propane torch then cooling it cleaning it with a wire brush rinsing and then applying a finish coat.
The technique simultaneously makes the wood beautiful mold resistant pest resistant and ironically fire resistant.
I would be doing the whole bed inside and out but without disassembling it to get the edge faces.
One might say that this hip yet traditional method is catching fire.