Your Guide to Yakisugi Charred Cedar (Shou Sugi Ban)

This video is about both the benefits of using yakisugi charred wood and also a guide to DIY Shou Sugi Ban.
Yakisugi (-ita) and Shou Sugi Ban both mean “Charred Cedar Board” in Japanese. It is a traditional form of exterior siding that is also used in home interior design and decor.
For more detailed information on Yakisugi check out my article The Complete Guide to Yakisugi Charred Cedar:
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Shou Sugi Ban has been used as home siding for a very long time in Japan, and now it is coming back into popularity in the form of interior home decor items.
Check out this very sleek and rustic wine rack with yakisugi: amzn.to/2V3w62F
Here is also a Shou Sugi Ban Table Centerpiece with rustic decor that fits a farmhouse style of decorating:
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This table centerpiece could be a great piece to get and study. Use it as a base to see if that is the burn degree and sealant that you can develop to create more similar items on your own.
I hope you enjoyed this video "Your Guide to Yakisugi Charred Cedar (Shou Sugi Ban).
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[@jahpedro3971]

I've handcrafted several large bowls and charred all of them ash and oak had the best finish, great video thanks for sharing

[@Mrfiveducks]

Very professionally and nice explained. Thank you very much.

[@ShizenStyle]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cabbldr]

Thanks! I use this technique on my furniture and appreciate your experience and recommendations.

[@vladimirtarailo3722]

Great video.

[@ShizenStyle]

It depends on how high the mounds are. Be careful that the soil doesn't run off. I've done mounds before and you need to really pack the soil down hard, think golf greens. moss would work if it's shady enough but a spreading ground cover might be better.

[@puligil3264]

nice video , the wood its better fire previusly or installed ? la madera es recomendable quemarla una vez instalada o antes de colocarla , teniendo en cuenta que tiene hembra y macho tipo machimbre. muchas gracias

[@ShizenStyle]

Almost always fired before. It's much easier to control that way and only use the pieces that end up having the exact burn look you like, and you don't cause a house fire.

[@rolm7877]

Nice, you the man 👍

[@marciolangeani9992]

Thanks ! Just one question, is this technic good for a deck where people will step on a lot? I believe you mentioned that the wood tends to get more fragile. Thanks again for all the information!

[@ShizenStyle]

Thanks for watching! It should be fine for decks but you can't go for that deep "alligator" look. The wood is softer and sort of bubbles up a bit so walking on it would destroy it. But a light burn with more of a "tiger" look would be ok.

[@gabrielladesantis235]

If you burn and brush on pine, what would you use to coat it for exterior application

[@zigzag3349]

Pine tar

[@mikecf1]

Tung oil is what I have seen several people use.

[@okanaganlakeman7384]

@@mikecf1 ive used tongue oil. and linseed oil. but the sun still fades the wood to gray after two years. im also curious, what i can use to prevent fading of the black

[@idgiepena9002]

For exterior application I would suggest polyurethane. Oil and was give a more natural look but need to be reapplied every few years for durability. If you do want to go for an oil it could Danish oil (a misture of oil with varnish).

[@brettdelgado1886]

Excuse me and I hope you can correct me but if all the moisture is drawn from wood, doesn't that leave it dry and more flammable? What is the concept that leaves the wood more fireproof

[@ShizenStyle]

Wow! Great question. I’m not a scientist but as I understand it the cellulose is burned off, so basically it now needs a much higher temperature of heat to ignite again. Higher than your average flames so in essence it becomes fire-resistant.

[@harrietsimmons3816]

Is this technique for weather/water proofing only effective with cedar, or can other woods be used?

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@Hunter Isaias Flixportal :)

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[@101garfield]

My neighbors have vertical cladding.... With a 7 miltimeter gap in between. Is it still fire proof? I can't find info about it

[@janisberzins3923]

Hi! Im planing to apply this style (aligator look) to my house exterior, so far I tried and result is that everything cleans of and gets brown.. So, after I burn that I understand that I shouldnt clean it just seal it as it is? And the question is for how long time it stays that look.. (I mean, shoul I do some sealing again after 5 years time? ) and what type of oil i should use? Thanks!

[@nunomiranda6468]

Linseed Oil is a good one!

[@youknow6968]

Do you have to maintain it in any way? Once it's done and installed.

[@pashabulker12]

Would you burn the timber after it has been installed on the exterior of a building, or do you pre-burn the timber before its installed to the building?

[@davo7512]

I would say you would burn them individually off the house so the whole thing can’t ignite

[@pilgrimpits8872]

Bravo Davo!

[@ultravioleta4]

Thank you for this very informative video. I am considering trying this with 2 by 4 pine wood - have you ever tried sealing with water glass? Best regards

[@ericdahlberg238]

@Marten Dekker Sodium silicate is also known as water glass

[@chompers11]

Helpful video thanks, I'm going to try it on a port orford cedar sculpture next week I'm excited. Basically the inside of a bowl. Hopefully I can get the alligator look! How long do you figure the burn is? And I aim for 3-5mm of burn?

[@ShizenStyle]

Good luck with it! It's hard to say how long because it depends on how close your flame is to the wood. The easiest way to gauge it though is to just be consistently moving the torch back and forth over a large area of wood. You'll have much better control of when to say stop.

[@arteagaluis]

Can you use it for decking?

[@thebarnyard5633]

I find it makes the wood a little softer so I personally wouldn’t recommend it to walk on.

[@mathieudupont9770]

Nicely explained, what thickness would be a minimum to avoid the wood to bow I am using eastern white cedar

[@ShizenStyle]

I've used 1/2 inch and it was hit and miss with bowing.

[@giletjauneanonyrp2.097]

USing a torch is too expensive in energies. traditionnals skills must be done by traditionnals ways

[@pilgrimpits8872]

Using 15 gallons of propane with a propane torch you can use this technique to side a large house with shou sugi ban boards. It's a fast, efficient and cost effective method. I don't knock anyone burning boards over fires though. Power to ya!

[@Stormthirst]

@@pilgrimpits8872 I've seen a few videos where the owner forms a triangle lengthwise, forming a long tube bound together with steel wires. You can start the process with a torch or open fire, and it forms a chimney for the fire to go up. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZ-cZ3yCiquChrM

[@chompers11]

@@Stormthirst yea this is the traditional way to do it, far better

[@guaru17]

Like Brasil

[@joseguelen7880]

Hey genius dude is More easy paint all house in black

[@zedjr10]

poor explanations to advantages of charring wood. Dead carbon as a seal.

[@traktorworks3200]

nothing but talk. no actual demo of how its done. so a fail basically.