Making Wood Last Forever (Almost) - The Shou Sugi Ban Technique

Shou Sugi Ban is an ancient Japanese technique to preserve wood.
It's done by first charring the surface of the wood. This makes the wood fire retardant and resistant to rot, insects and decay!
The oldest wood building in the world (now about 1311 years old) employs this wood preservation technique. That's practically forever!

[@michaeldavid3500]

Very nice! Used motor oil works fine too!

[@TheFincaAdventure]

Fantastic point! I have heard of Farmers making Fence Posts using Motor Oil. What a brilliant idea! For those interested, here's a list of stuff I've used myself or heard of from other folks. Feel free to add to this list: Oils: - Tar - Linseed Oil - Pine Tar - Used Motor Oil - Beeswax (As an additive to an oil) For thinning: - Mineral Spirits - Denatured Alcohol (96%+) - Terpentine

[@martinp.cadillackid3408]

How would you apply that. Would you smell it later?

[@TheFincaAdventure]

@@martinp.cadillackid3408 I’ve found that oils do have a smell but it fades after a few days

[@tmackjr8652]

@@TheFincaAdventure do u think the oil runs off the wood and into the soil, polluting it?

[@TheFincaAdventure]

@@tmackjr8652 I wouldn’t soak the paint brush that much. Though like anything you want a surface under the workpiece as you’re working just in case. Once it dries it doesn’t come off even with rain. I’d give it a week for it to fully dry.

[@harryasstruman3101]

🪣🪥 I brush my teeth with that stuff and I've never had a cavity

[@andyh9382]

No teeth no cavities

[@harryasstruman3101]

Exactly. I was doing great till my hair fell out and head exploded. 🤯💨🧠

[@mdc734]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mdc734]

@@andyh9382 🤣🤣🤣😘

[@danielthommen8243]

Lol

[@EduardoGutierrez-rr4ts]

If you don’t have access to the product shown here, but have trees that produce fat wood growing nearby, you can make pine tar/pitch and if you capture the steam and condense it that becomes turpentine.

[@kawaiajackson9037]

Thank you!!!

[@jgrmtnjgrmtn3954]

No description so I'm not using this method whatever the f😮😮k it is

[@EduardoGutierrez-rr4ts]

@@jgrmtnjgrmtn3954 It's a simple process. Simply fill a closed 55-gallon drum with fatwood and place it over a flame. As the drum heats up, the pitch will begin to seep out of the fatwood. To collect it, make sure there's a pipe coming out from the side of the drum, near its bottom. You’ll need a T-fitting in the pipe-one side should point upward to allow turpentine vapor to escape, and the other side should point downward to collect the pitch as it flows. For the turpentine, ensure you have a condensation setup further along the pipe to cool and condense the vapor. You just collect both into containers at the end of each line and you should be good.

[@funeralgiggle3771]

@@EduardoGutierrez-rr4tsvery interesting insight

[@archangel5627]

I already knew about lightly charring the outside of the wood but I didn’t know about applying a few coats of tar/oil mixed with denatured alcohol. I can totally see how this added process not only protects it from water damage and rot but it also keeps the insects away especially termites. Thank you so much for the info! Take care!

[@Mattlawton-ft6ew]

Good but there is a better way

[@Emiliapocalypse]

@@Mattlawton-ft6ewand that is?

[@Mattlawton-ft6ew]

@@Emiliapocalypse creosote 😁👍👍

[@yusefmessallam]

pine tar applied every other year hasa thousand year track record in Sweden

[@Kanoee64]

1 part Turpentine. 2 parts Linseed oil. Also works very well.

[@jasonhastings5538]

My grand dad did his fence this way!! I know some of those boards are 40+ years old!!!

[@suprememasteroftheuniverse]

He used professional expensive waterproofing placco k-89. Just another useless clickbaiting KZbin short.

[@NeilSearle]

@@suprememasteroftheuniverse What a rubbish comment. Ignore the person that is actually there, make a baseless statement about what was used. Ignore all evidence of the efficacy of the shown technique. Master of the universe my arse.

[@stephhhie17]

@@suprememasteroftheuniverse It's bitumen, there is nothing special or expensive about it...

[@CRAVTBOARD]

We do this here in Europe too, even when it's not really legal & I don't like it too. But we got some buildings with studs & boards, that got finished like that, that are 600 years and older.

[@TaLeng2023]

​@@CRAVTBOARDwould they know you did this once you painted over the wood?

[@arthurneddysmith]

This treatment is very common on wooden buildings in Japan. Thank you for finally allowing me to understand what the process is.

[@luisapaza317]

They do this process?!

[@fletchro789]

@@luisapaza317 yes, it's called yaki sugi, literally "burnt cedar". It's used on siding for buildings because the wood can no longer rot. You add oil and it becomes a durable material.

[@Itsreallymarcus]

@@fletchro789 lol cedar is already durable material. It’s rot resistant and immune to fungal and insects…if your doing this method on cedar, it’s for looks..

[@BeeBait]

@@Itsreallymarcus No, it's not, because cedar alone will STILL get pests, not be as weather resistant and rot faster. Please tell us more shit you don't know. The char reduces the weathering and rot effects by magnitudes and the added protection for pests is anything but purely cosmetic. Most don't even use a tar coating on the outsides. I've build hundreds of yards of siding and framing and I've only had three clients ever ask for a tar. This is japanese natives. It's function married with beauty. Try it with yourself sometime.

[@creepindeath83]

@@Itsreallymarcus resistance to rot and lasting for hundreds of years are a little different.

[@debunkthejunk1]

It's called creosote. Been used for hundreds of years.

[@curlyhairdudeify]

He named the technique ... Shou Sugi Ban.

[@PhullyNo1]

Here I thought creosote was a build up of wood tar. Damn I guess I dumb.

[@dickbutt7854]

@@PhullyNo1 it is, but it's also the binder that keeps the cellulose fibers together. Sticky softwoods, like pine, produce a lot of creosote when burned, which is why it's not advised to burn it indoors

[@PhullyNo1]

@@dickbutt7854 good to know, thanks!

[@stevehamman4465]

@@dickbutt7854 creosote used to be used for railroad ties and telephones poles. And wood that was going to get wet or underground. It was mostly made from coal tar. You could buy it by the gallon at the hardware store. It was outlawed years ago , cancerous. But yes what's in your chimney is creosote from the burning of wood. Just charring wood will help make it water and bug resistant.

[@bsimpson6204]

I sprayed a new wood fence with a 50/50 mix of old engine oil and parafin. That fence is still good after over 20 years with no other treatment

[@haeuptlingaberja4927]

I do a variation of this on the canes that I make. After I've carved and medium sanded the wood, I char it lightly, fine sand it, and then seal it with Danish rubbing oils or Teak/Tung oils. It makes the wood much, much harder and almost impervious to moisture and temperature extremes.

[@jksatte]

Would this be good for garden beds?

[@Emiliapocalypse]

@@jksattethat’s a great idea. I wonder if any of the chemicals would affect the plants

[@Kanoee64]

1 part Turpentine. 2 parts Linseed oil. Also works very well.

[@Steel-Pinnings]

Isn't this what they used to do to telephone polls to keep them from rotting?

[@TheFincaAdventure]

Absolutely. Some places they still do

[@cheeseburgers82]

I think so I remember seeing this some where but now where I live they switched to concrete poles which after hurricanes there's still snapped poles I think they should just run it underground

[@jabrilanderson8365]

Oh and the wood for the train tracks?

[@michaellockwood6100]

Yeah and it itches like crazy when you rub agents it.if same stuff

[@FonicsSuck]

Not just telephone poles, but electrical utility poles as well!

[@Titantitan001]

Can’t put that in your house or anything. Thats only really used on old bridges and railroads.

[@assaultyboi2358]

And telephone poles

[@fishingdocp6476]

And fences & barns...

[@MM-eu9hm]

And foundations too my first home had a treated lumber foundation we raised 3 kids there numerous grandkids for 31 years and in what has been the "World's worst weather by the Chief Pilot of Penair in a letter to the FAA arguing for a ILS for the airport

[@janetyeoman1544]

The stink never goes away.

[@robertatkins272]

The bottom of porch and deck posts

[@mikevickers4727]

From what I know, even in ground as fence posts, heavy charing alone will keep bugs from eating it. But if you want, boiled linseed oil/turpentine, 2/3 to 1/3, works very well. Lin/terp is beautiful on unchared oak, even indoors after the terp evaps. I've been using it on homemade furniture for 30+yrs

[@dericcormier38]

Will this work on 6x6 built up in the ground for small retaining wall

[@jksatte]

What about on raised garden beds?

[@jessejames5924]

@@jksatte not sure about the turpentine but I seal all my wood for raised Beds with linseed oil. Works amazing plus no chemicals leeching into your soil

[@jonaswest6993]

Olde and still a Goldie Carpenter right here. You young Bucks better watch out.

[@doradean3097]

@@jessejames5924how frequently do you have to reseal it with linseed oil? And this is done on untreated wood which you apply the shou sugi ban method right?

[@got2kittys]

Charring a fence post , then standing it in a bucket of oil overnight , will repel underground termites for years. (They will eat a post in 6 moths here.)

[@What_do_say_think]

This is how they use to build underground, root cellars and basements. It has a strong Oder for a while but it protects against water and insects, some of these root cellars are still in use today after 150 years or more

[@marvinmartin4692]

Borax also works well. The Japanese have been charring wood forever. In fact the digging of paleo Indian fire pit’s have been found with well preserved chunk’s of wood!

[@davidpaduch8823]

If you want a more environmentally safer finish, you could use plain old linseed oil. Same durability without leeching petroleum products eventually

[@thomastonnessen8056]

Petroleum is naturally in the ground and every one is worried about it going back there lol 😂 I get the short term in the water table but this is such a small amount over a long period of time.everything causes cancer just ask California…..

[@nicko4071]

Petroleum comes from the environment. Biggest scam ever told

[@bricknolty5478]

@@thomastonnessen8056 Petroleum products are toxic af, wtf are you talking about lol Poison ivy comes from plants, so why don't you go throw some in a salad?

[@thomastonnessen8056]

@@bricknolty5478 they are also 100% natural

[@thomastonnessen8056]

I’m immune to poison Ive and Oak and poison sumac. So try again

[@marcomisterio8356]

It is a combination of both Yakisugi and Creosote, in 18th Century Japan as a way to treat Cedar cladding and make it weatherproof. The use of Creosote to treat wood prod- ucts first occurred in 1717 in England. Dr. William Crook's patented process used creo- sote to protect ships' wood planking from decay and worms.

[@genghischuan4886]

finally someone showing how to do it correctly! most folks just char not realizing they made it worse because they didnt lime wash or oil the wood after to seal it

[@brag0001]

You don't make it worse by charing. I did it to a cheap compost set made from slim boards of soft wood (probably pine), less than an inch thick. The compost sets were 80x80cm, so roughly 32x32 inches with interleaved boards. Compost means constant moisture and rot next to the boards. The treated wood has been working as compost frame for 8 years now, and I'm going to move them to a different location now. >90% of the boards are still in perfect condition. I did the same to boards used for a raised garden bed. Again, less than an inch thick and still going strong after 8 years. I didn't want any chemicals in either structure, as we eat what we grow.

[@genghischuan4886]

@@brag0001 actually you do and I dont need a lesson with your gaslighting and exaggerations. some wood has oils inside that for a short time will make a barrier but then all at once it self destructs. Why do folks always argue? This already known. The burning in most cases was for pest control not rot. They ALWAYS treated the boards after a char and back in the day it was creosote. This is why no one really noticed and just thought it was char,

[@brag0001]

@@genghischuan4886 well, you can't argue with results. I could even explain to you why it's actually working, but you've already demonstrated that you don't want to learn anything, so, have fun ...

[@xbrandi12345x]

I hate that it doesn't let me save shorts to playlists! I hope I can find this one again.

[@prolevelconcreting799]

Share \ Send it to yourself via message

[@LokimonWasHere]

You could still save it to your shorts.

[@the_retag]

Go to th channel where the short is listed like a normal vid.

[@gadgetsage]

Or get a KZbin downloader and save your vids to your phone or computer

[@zbnmth]

or write down: clean, char, coat twice in 50/50 tar/alcohol

[@taitsmith8521]

Agricultural lime also works very well for preservation and insect protection. It depends on use and climate. For water proofing and wet climates use tar. In dry climates, or with wood that doesn't need waterproofing, lime is sometimes preferable.

[@StevensonPhillips]

Oh really

[@out4rvnge930]

Nice pollution tip. the USGS found. Runoff collected from pavement with coal-tar sealcoating was toxic to test organisms up to as much as 111 days after application

[@jasonjaeger7216]

This is what I was thinking. I forgot the number of gallons of ground water a quart of used motor oil contaminates. But I do know its mind blowing. We dont need more pollution, agreed! The linseed combos seem much better imho.

[@TaLeng2023]

I guess the toxicity is what makes it insect deterrent? 😅 I guess just keep it away from places where it would leach into the soil. If these are painted afterwards, would that help reduce the tar chemicals leaching out?

[@jasexavier]

​@@jasonjaeger7216 It depends where you put it. If you just pour a quart of oil on the ground in a place with soil that stuff grows in, the microbes in the soil will eat it long before it gets to the water. If you pour it directly into a well, you could cause some issues though.

[@bilbobaggins4366]

Spoeraert coal tar and Nything from the ground is ok for planet earth WHO PRODUCED IT 🤔

[@davemarm]

You're supposed to use this on the 112th day after application.

[@henryq9390]

Transmission oil works good I personally know a fence that has lasted for 30 years without any problems or repainting but the oil is toxic and drips in rain

[@judyjohnson2726]

Isn't this why they stopped allowing old railroad ties to be used in landscaping because it was so bad for the environment??

[@WayneBraack]

Yes

[@hypervious8878]

Very interesting, but how does it fare against UV and salty/coastal environments?

[@yorselrus1996]

Bird screaming in the background is the star of the show

[@erikforseth1535]

Sounds like a Blue Jay.

[@TheFincaAdventure]

No idea. Though most likely not a Blue Jay coz they are not common here in South America

[@donnapink6696]

@@erikforseth1535 100% a blue jay

[@ellissmithjr6599]

The thing is about that old type of lumber,termites hate it...thats why the old timers knew to use it... knowledge is power folks 😎👍

[@bigcountrymountainman9740]

True. If I had to guess I would say that's either white oak or Red Oak or locust. Kind of looks like white oak.

[@ellissmithjr6599]

@@bigcountrymountainman9740 All the old lumber you see here are Heartwood which you mostly never see any longer... It is from the center of the tree which was saturated with natural oils And very hard that insects hate... Homesteaders built cedar closet chest for their clothes for the same reason...👍😎

[@TruckWick]

You can do the same thing with used motor oil and diesel

[@TheFincaAdventure]

Nicee!

[@wolfen8622]

Actually learned this from my grandpa. I can approve this is extremely effective!

[@Dr.Westside]

I've also used transmission fluid . That coating will make that wood outlast anybody that watches this video .

[@bigcountrymountainman9740]

Building fences, sheds or barns, this stuff works perfect for. He's doing a lot of extra work for nothing. You can use transmission fluid like you said, if you use the old transmission fluid it's even better. Motor oil works okay, but as far as transmission fluid goes and growing up on a farm and a ranch I've never seen anything work better than transmission fluid. Also, if you'll take a pressure washer and clean out from underneath your vehicle and spray transmission oil up underneath your vehicle and let it drip, you will never ever ever ever have rust. I got an old buddy of mine that lives out the road from where I grew up at in West Virginia and the dude can't even read or write, but he can listen to a vehicle and tell you what's wrong with it. He showed me about putting transmission oil up underneath vehicles and I laughed. Then I got the looking around his property and none of his vehicles have rust on them except face rest. He's got two old trucks, 1975 Chevrolet four-wheel drive and a 1977 F250 and neither one of them have rest on them at all underneath because he's put transmission oil on them ever since they were bought brand new in 1975 and 1977.

[@nicoleyensen7062]

@@bigcountrymountainman9740 How often must it be reapplied? Also does this affect the wood's flammability?

[@pearlperlitavenegas2023]

Just transmission oil? Or you mix it with something else?

[@petevenuti7355]

Transmission fluid dissolves pavement, mix them together and paint it on. The stuff in the road tar ain't going away for a while.

[@sukotu23]

Would some more environmentally friendly oil work just as well, i.e. linseed oil or something? (along with the charring)

[@TheFincaAdventure]

Yes we actually started using linseed oil instead for some of the fence work and the fences look exactly like the day they went up

[@charlotteandavril]

The tar is really not necessary. In Japan they seal it in with a kind of linseed oil

[@bigcountrymountainman9740]

Lol, believe it or not you can use petroleum jelly like Vaseline or Aquaphor and mix it with water in a blender really really good and put it in a pump sprayer and do the same thing. You can also use mink oil

[@ericryckman1559]

In Japan there are plenty of people who still burn plastic garbage and use the ash as fertilizer . . . But yeah linseed or mink oil.

[@charlotteandavril]

@@ericryckman1559 doesn't matter what they do on their farmland. It is about the wood😅

[@zbk3411]

Tar or oil. Or

[@charlotteandavril]

@@zbk3411 the problem with tar is that it's not all that healthy and or biodegradable.

[@darthanubis4204]

rubbing alcohol should work to correct? since denatured just has added chemicals so you cant consume it (according to google)

[@alexvassiliou8097]

Also extremely flammable in the event of a fire careful with its application

[@ding9633]

Not really. It's less likely to catch fire after this treatment

[@johnmurkwater1064]

My father used creosote on his fence posts before I was born and they are still standing today more than 60 yrs later. And as always... Use gloves, eye protection, and be in a well ventilated area, creosote is a skin irritant and can cause respiratory issues... Long term exposure can cause skin and testicular cancer.

[@jon420]

I learned to use a mixture of diesel and lindseed oil from an old farmer to preserve wood. The old timr New Englanders up north would paint their barns with it.

[@daphneraven6745]

I think if a person is using linseed oil, they have to have perhaps a little more expertise. It seems to me that if it’s not used correctly, it may be prone to spontaneous combustion. Now, that could just be the rag that was used to wipe it down or something, but perhaps somebody with some experience with it could speak to that.

[@nonyobussiness3440]

@@daphneraven6745 no lol. That’s rags and it’s from fumes. So it seems you are completely wrong lol

[@u.s.militia7682]

I just found some of the most beautiful rough cut oak you’ve ever seen. Found it at a campsite. They were gonna use it for firewood.

[@CondescendingOaf]

You can often find pallets that are made from oak. And sometimes you can find pallets made from "exotic" woods if they happen to come from another country. I once found a 3x8 pallet made from purple heart - a purple colored wood that is also a heavy hard wood. I think it comes from Africa. But something like that is a lot more rare than finding oak pallets. Most pallets in the U.S. are either pine or oak and you'll know the difference when you pick them up, oak pallets are frigging heavy AF. 😂

[@sandasturner9529]

Did you save them?

[@u.s.militia7682]

@@sandasturner9529 no, I burned them. 🙄

[@BeachBoi1000]

But you can’t use it to cook your marshmallows ?

[@ArmchairDivaAnnie]

I never once thought to use this to protect wood, I used to mix tar and paint thinner to make a faux finish for the walls. It was always so gorgeous especially if you put it over a gold paint

[@2Tantric_4U]

What happens if you use a vac bag over the wood before the coat dries? Wonder if you could further the protection of the tar as it would in theory help to pull it into the wood. Regardless this is the good good right here, bout to do it to the sections of my shed that need repair.

[@silentvoiceinthedark5665]

I think you mean pressurize the wood not vacuum it ? Pressure would push the oil in deeper while a vacuum would evaporate the VOCs before they can react with the wood fiber to turn into a resin.

[@TaLeng2023]

Can this be combined with borax? Like brush the borax solution into the wood until it's saturated and then when dry, do this technique?

[@TheFincaAdventure]

I use a mix of Borax and Boric acid on Bamboo. Haven’t tried it on any other wood

[@nasonguy]

Old guy that gave me my first job had me treat a ton (actually several tons) of wood like this. Char, then mix some tar with diesel until it was good and liquid, then get to painting. Seeing this video made me remember the smell, clear as day!

[@donh8833]

About the same as creosote except without the heavy metals like arsenic. Works well but it can never be disposed of below ground due to leaching of chemicals.

[@johnraffensperger]

Looks nice. I think linseed oil would be more eco-friendly then tar or motor oil

[@johnmcmahon76]

Tar is a natural resource

[@shawn_143]

Eco friendly lol get off your phone

[@senatorjosephmccarthy2720]

What's the stuff in the white gallon bottle? I can't stop the video there to read it, because of the too-short display time.

[@Eye_of_a_Texan]

He said. Denatured alcohol. It thins the tar so it can be painted on and so that it soaks into the grain. It will all evaporate off during the drying process, leaving only the embedded tar

[@rednissan96]

I and some other boys swam at a camp ground when I was a child on vacation. The poles on the dock were coated with creosote at the base. While swimming I got that on my hands many times climbing back on the dock clearing the water off my face each time. My eyes swelled up so bad I almost couldn't see. That was a learning experience that never happened again.

[@alwaysbeyourself9328]

If it burned your eyes so badly, I wonder what it does to the fish and other wildlife...

[@senatorjosephmccarthy2720]

​@@alwaysbeyourself9328They don't touch it. If they did, coating dock columns with it would be illegal, wouldn't it?

[@unknown-or5lm]

​@@senatorjosephmccarthy2720no probably not

[@unknown-or5lm]

​@@senatorjosephmccarthy2720I just looked it up and only licensed pesticide applicators are supposed to have it

[@MrPhatties]

That is the world's loudest bird... Factually

[@eribertoacedo9505]

Very creative use an used oil with a reducer to make a stain it will keep termites, and weather off of it, it would last definitely very good sir. I’ll keep that in mind. Thank you.

[@Cosmic_Soul]

Remember not to lean on it. Another alternate for termite protection is to soak the wood with Boric Acid Powder solution. It’s not an acid that will burn, I don’t know why they call it an acid.

[@TheFincaAdventure]

Boric Acid and Borax make good treatment for Bamboo I hear

[@MrNatewhatley]

Making wood last forever..... Mother nature: hold my beer

[@dynamicworlds1]

Entropy: "you may slow me, but you cannot stop me"

[@johnwaterman3937]

Yep. Penetration is aided if one can heat the wood ( or leather, or most items) AND the coating ( obviously not over an open flame) . Alow the wood to cool somewhat to allow "outgassing" to complete then apply not as hot coating. It will disappear into the wood. A problem with a simple tar and spirit mix is there is no "drying agent" . It will always be sticky and smell. A traditional finish in boat building is linseed oil and pine tar . Linseed oil acts as a dryer ( to some extent) There is also a product called "Japan" dryer. Tung oil also works. Magnesium salt? Something.

[@chrisdeez2176]

This shit leeches into the ground water, it works like a champ but there is a reason they don't do it anymore , fun fact 1 qt of used motor oil will contaminate 1 cubic acre of soil ,average oil change on a car 5-5.5 qts

[@bari2883]

Oh no that’s depressing. So what is the safest way to dispose of used oil?

[@mikevickers4727]

@@bari2883 Take it to just about any parts store & they'll take it for free

[@bari2883]

@@mikevickers4727 thanks.

[@dr.randomz6782]

Creosote is a byproduct of burning anything really, but mostly wood. It’s a slimy tarry substance that can be mixed with water to make it brushable. This isn’t creosote, it’s legit just oil on wood. A lot of people just brush used oil on their trailers to make the boards last twice as long.

[@michaelhouse7775]

Y'all know this is basically kreosoting the wood is what your doing

[@buzzedalldrink9131]

you know they stop making that because it caused cancer. Not sure where this will be used but hopefully this guy doesn’t have well water or he will be drinking this “ good stuff” very soon!

[@ryantracey8574]

@@buzzedalldrink9131 unless he has a bad well very close to the surface that's completely untrue which I've never seen, soils such as clay, hard pack, etc. Do not allow fluids to pass through, that's why you can have a septic system 200' from your well without any contamination

[@buzzedalldrink9131]

@@ryantracey8574 yeah sure Ryan the science guy , if you say so you are right, ground water never get contaminated you can drink all of it you want

[@900stx7]

@@buzzedalldrink9131 Creosote is still legally used in the US, but only on telephone poles and railroad cross ties.

[@ryantracey8574]

@@buzzedalldrink9131 my first job was deep water injection well drilling, then I did smaller residential and monitoring wells, now I do underground pipe installations so I still deal with the different soil layers. Well contamination is usually from salter water or massive leaks that go undetected for a long time and when everyone's wells are running they pull thousands of gallons and you end up pulling in water from miles away over the course of time, it is not from you spilling something on the ground near your well because if your well is drilled to the correct depths which varies based on the ground materials it will take years and years for that contaminate to reach the water table and it will be naturally filtered by the ground. Fyi real world knowledge is way better than text book knowledge.

[@Ang.0910]

Is the wood paintable after it’s burned? I would leave the black to show but I’m just curious.

[@w4shep]

The palisades around my moat are gonna look freaking awesome !!

[@ryancochran1918]

Probably a dumb question. But let's ask anyway. If I did this would I need to apply a sealer after?

[@455buick6]

What they're doing is the sealer, old timers used to use a 50/50 mix of ATF and linseed oil on the old wooden boats, it's great stuff and repels water easily

[@leoenriquez4461]

Gotta admit, that wood even looks good after treated!

[@docolemnsx]

How is that stuff, or any other stuff, going to penetrate the wood if you don't sand or cut through that tarnished surface?

[@cornelfurdui1321]

I use the oil but not the other ingredients so that's very helpful 👏✅👌👍🙏💯➕

[@nunyabiznes33]

Can I paint over it? Do I just paint straight, no additional sanding needed?

[@kennysherrill6542]

Hey you got dust in my eyes. 😬

[@coburnlowman]

This will protect fer sher. Just wandering if the burning will keep the oil from penetrating into the pores? Being it's oak it ain't gonna penetrate very deep anyway. But does the Japanese treatment allow oils to get in??? I know the burning works well , and surely not putting this down. But oiling after , is it more of a coating after the burning? I have a ramp that was made from rough sawn pine. Every year or every other year I soak it in oil. The bottom board that touches the ground is starting to show softness on the bottom side now. But the rest is still super solid. When I replace the bottom board I'll do it the same way you just did , and continue to keep it oiled. Someone who is more versed please chime in on does the oil actually penetrate after it's been scorched. Maybe should we soak it first , then burn it , so the oil gets in deeper , then keep it oiled after the burning??????

[@wardraven8755]

No ppl like putting oil and oil based stain on burnt wood.

[@JonathanVegas1]

I brushed my teeth with that stuff and never had a termite

[@beehead5661]

Is it necessay to char the wood first?

[@PhunkyChikin]

In addition to the surface treatment, the angled cut on top of the post helps to shed water vs letting it sit on top and soak in.

[@burtmcgurt3577]

It's always a good idea to ensure your wood is as flammable as possible and can never be extinguished once ignited.

[@sonus289]

can this be done to already aged wood or mildly deteriorated wood?

[@Rotorhead1651]

"Protected from insect or water damage..." Oh yeah? How is it with fire?

[@emersonsrandomvideos248]

Prevent fire in the first place because whether you applied it or not, wood will burn. What makes more sense is to protect the wood from termites and water damage because that can happen as soon as the wood is exposed.

[@ProleDaddy]

Motor oil has a flash point of 420°F. That piece of wood would have to literally be in an oven to catch fire.

[@Rotorhead1651]

@@emersonsrandomvideos248 & @Uh oh The chemical mixture they SATURATED the wood with is highly combustible (NOT immflammable). Once it catches fire, extinguishing it will be virtually impossible, since water would only make the problem worse, and few municipal fire departments maintain the same type of suppressant chemical units as airport and military departments do. Thanks for playing along, though. Hope you enjoy our consolation prize of absolutely nothing. 👍😉

[@philsmith214]

We use creosote in the uk 👍🏻

[@dpchait7793]

Sugi trees are from the cedar family. It’s not just the process of charring but which wood you use

[@divinegrace4447]

Having a migraine just looking at the tar.

[@mikroll]

Excellent rendition of ancient technology

[@michaelmarinas6899]

Creosote will do the same thing.

[@rickcollins8893]

And 100x toxic. You don’t want to use that stuff on your house. They don’t treat telephone poles with that stuff anymore because it’s cancerous and hazardous to lineman.

[@michaelmarinas6899]

Yes, creosote was removed from telephone pole prep a long time ago.

[@sandramays795]

He basically made creosote

[@dopemopey]

Can you paint over the tar once it's dried? Or are you just sorta stuck with that color?

[@markdraycott3974]

That would last one winter in the uk.

[@joe3USA]

Really? Lasts decades in Alaska but the UK winters must be much more severe!

[@markdraycott3974]

@@joe3USA I’m sure it would do fine in the cold of alaska, not so sure about the perpetual wet in the uk winters.

[@austin2842]

Farmers in the UK do it too. Used motor oil and diesel.

[@cliffordchase319]

Basically TOXIC CREASOTE

[@FonicsSuck]

Probably better than chromium copper arsenate!

[@cliffordchase319]

@@FonicsSuck Or Trichloroethyline , with peroxide and Whistlers xxx tungsten carbide. But let's leave sex out of this !

[@-sz8gi]

Is it fire proof too or extremely prone to assisting a fire when on fire, if you know what I mean?

[@TheFincaAdventure]

That's kind of a difficult one. Tar-ry substances have flamable fumes. To get fumes going, you'd need to heat up the tar sufficiently. The question then becomes "at what temperature would tar combust" coz if tar combusts at a higher temperature than the wood that the tar covers, possibly the wood will combust faster than the tar. Unfortunately I don't have those kinds of numbers and these variables make it hard to answer: 1) What type of Tar/Oil was used? Pine Tar? Linseed Oil? 2) The species of wood used Maybe someone else on the comments section knows more on this topic than myself and can give us some guidance. Maybe a 'from experience' type of answer would serve?

[@wesphia]

Nice and flammable… not good for my area!

[@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va]

Wood is flammable... 😂

[@nathanscott7910]

@@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va yeah but that stuff is an accelerant.

[@yhyatuio1490]

What is the name of the substance you put on the wood oil to make it soft for greasing?

[@georgejung3083]

But don’t catch fire 🔥!!! Down in seconds she goes !!!

[@greengoat5654]

It's harder to catch tar on fire than it is to catch wood on fire

[@jeepsblackpowderandlights4305]

@@greengoat5654 no wood flash point is 575f.. tar is 405f

[@greengoat5654]

@@jeepsblackpowderandlights4305 yeah, but wood has fibers, a larger surface area, more frayed bits. With a lighter it's easier to catch wood on fire

[@lexfox2597]

Like others in the comment section said we refer to this technique as, "creosote". In South Louisiana it has become a necessity when building on the water. But do not get that stuff on your skin or you will regret it.

[@co.dconfidential5395]

Look up why they stopped doing this…

[@Jordan22220]

Will you tell us or do we have to guess?

[@oscarlightnerjr278]

Is it very flammable after it's dry?

[@jcbvortex22]

What I thought this was a Viagra ad!

[@johngatsby1473]

Dude!!!!! Me too.... Don't do it...... It burns for hours

[@zahirkhan4576]

This could make it more flammable.

[@leonardbristol712]

I love how you placed that on evenly. Amazing work

[@tamoose1]

That’s must stink to high heaven

[@TheFincaAdventure]

Not at all really. Not much more than applying an Oil finish

[@aparna4kan]

For providing better look/colour can we layer this with other paint?

[@samirkazah302]

Now to make the most goth looking indestructible cabin

[@alohawhy]

Can I use it as roofing? I have bungalow house. low roof.

[@TheFincaAdventure]

I have only used it for protecting poles, posts, and beams which have a very fast run-off of water. It does protect posts but you may want to ask a roofing contractor for advice on that one (especially considering your local laws). Roofs don’t have very fast run-off as compared to upright posts, so I suspect it maybe an issue

[@Turtlecuber]

Oil or tar isnt good for the environment however and shouldn't be used this way

[@j.ressler395]

Does this work on any type of wood???

[@richardwarnock2789]

Kids got sick some died playgrounds painted with that and fence posts 📫 mail post Banned in USA

[@ericschulze5641]

No they really didn't, just a bs fake news story

[@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va]

Where the kids eating the fence posts?!

[@ericschulze5641]

@@OldsmobileCutlass1969VaUSA in the 1980s and early 90s when our government, decided to come up with ways of controlling us more and more, they began to make stories like this up, and they also found a way to get a 2 for 1 out of it by saying it was only in black neighborhoods, anyway according to white liberal democrats, black children eat wood and paint, therefore certain wood coatings had to cost more or be eliminated, because they didn't own stock in the companies that made them, no children died. it's the same people who said children of poor families are too dumb not to drown in a mop bucket

[@76biggdogg]

You might be thinking of lead paint.

[@richardwarnock2789]

@@76biggdogg nope

[@mutestingray]

The birds in the background make me feel like I’m back home.

[@STEAMerBear]

We used to call that one kind of gopher wood. Another is to put lots of scraps in a press with a tar and organic glue mix to manufacture weather resistant wood to your needs. (I have no idea if either idea resembles what Noah used to build the ark.)

[@mischi9203]

can you also use gasoline or diesel for thinning?

[@otaznikvykricnik5961]

What is in the bucket? And what is the thinner? The video says "Aplly scret solution and the wood will last forever". Did I miss somethig?

[@mattgwayman]

Did you torch it again after 2 days to get that near original look last shown?

[@TheFincaAdventure]

Just charred it the one time. I have changed my approach though. I’m now using Linseed oil 50/50 with Denatured Alcohol

[@455buick6]

​@@TheFincaAdventureOld timers used a 50/50 mix of ATF and linseed oil on wooden boats, it's great stuff.

[@Ali-7676]

what is the purpose of charring it?

[@kennethholdiness5268]

If I use oil, do I still need to cut it with denatured alcohol or mineral spirits?

[@jamesstewart6754]

What is the purpose of putting fire to it?

[@TheFincaAdventure]

It helps protect it from insect damage