DIY
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The Birth Of A Wooden House
For anyone interested in exquisite woodcraft, this documentary movie from Northmen: The Northern Guild of Master Craftsmen uncovers the process of building a wooden house with hand tools and local materials – starting with finding timber in the local forest till finishing the living space. “To preserve the wood from the spoiling, fame posts, sills, top beams and final cladding boards are treated with fire and pine tar mixed with Tung oil. This wood preservation technique was adapted from the Japanese traditional wood preservation technique Shou Sugi Ban (焼杉板).” Master Craftsman “I built my house from trees that I felled with an axe and two man crosscut saw in my…
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Craftsman Creates Stylish Exteriors with Shou Sugi Ban
An increasing number of Western architects and designers these days create arresting exteriors using a process known as shou sugi ban, a centuries-old Japanese technique for preserving and finishing wood by charring it with fire. The treatment — which leaves behind a dense, carbonized layer of blackness — has been around since at least the 18th century, though earlier examples exist. It began as a practical process used mostly for fencing and the facades of rural homes and storehouses, which held valuables, like rice, that families hoped to protect from blazes. Interestingly, while it is no longer as popular as it once was in Japan, it’s found new life in the…
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Making a DIY Shou Sugi Ban Cedar Fence
Feeling industrious this weekend? Here is a great DIY video tutorial on making your own Shou Sugi Ban cedar fence. Here we go!
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Shou Sugi Ban DIY for a Tiny House Project
Here is a great tutorial of the DIY process on how to prepare exterior shou sugi ban siding for a tiny house project. It really shows how cedar siding with a little bit of fire can really create a distinct and unique look. Check out more of the process of shou-sugi-ban as well as the entirety of the tiny house build at this fun blog.
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A Visual Meditation on Shou Sugi Ban
Many of you will enjoy this beautiful mediation on Japanese technique of preserving and antiquing wood through charring with fire called shou-sugi-ban 焼き杉. Note that the oil used for final finish of the charred boards is plain tung oil.
