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Fujimori’s Shou Sugi Ban Technique
From Austrian TV, watch a interesting newscast segment during which renowned Japanese architect Terunobu Fujimori demonstrates the Shou Sugi Ban (also known as yakisugi in Japan) technique in his architecture workshop.
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Traditional Shou Sugi Ban Overview from Japanese TV
From the fascinating and surreal world of Japanese television, watch a basic overview of the traditional Shou Sugi Ban technique (also called yakisugi in Japan).
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Touring a Shou Sugi Ban Factory
This technique to give wood siding fire resistance has some beautiful qualities including an alligator skin finish. See a tour in the Delta Millworks factory in Austin, TX where it’s made.
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How Homeowners Decide to Use Shou Sugi Ban Siding
Shou sugi ban, the increasingly popular Japanese technique for treating siding, was used on the Flexhouse in Portland, Oregon. This video features the home’s owner Ajna Lichau and Ray Anthony Barrett talking about their decision to use and their process for implementing this technique. The house was designed by Michele Jeresek (Architect, Departure Design) and built by JRA Greenbuilding.
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Baptism by Fire: Turning “Old” into Dramatic
As she herself says, “This girl is on fire!” Tana MacDonald is a creative gal, running a multi-faceted business of interior design, space planning, specialty/faux painting and more in Toronto’s western suburbs. So it was that, casting about for something new to tackle, she found herself one day with an old cabinet and a new blowtorch — and was drawn like a moth to a flame. “I’m no pyro, but it’s mesmerizing,” MacDonald says of the charring technique she calls “risky Zen.” It’s a little scary, she says, but a very slow, steady pace ensures safety and satisfaction. The Japanese have been charring wood — called shou sugi ban (burning…
