Montana timber products has mastered our own proprietary finishing process to ensure the highest quality and character.
Shou sugi japanese burnt wood siding.
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 surface to render it a.
The final product is also known as yakisugi yaki means to cook burn and sugi is the japanese name for cedar but shou sugi ban seems to have won as the most commonly used term in english and it is sometimes simply known as a carbonized wood finish.
It is often called japanese cedar and is utilized primarily for construction lumber due to high rigidity and quick drying.
Yakisugi shou sugi ban from nakamoto forestry we are the world s largest manufacturer and supplier of authentic japanese charred wood siding.
Our charwood siding comes in five different finishes midnight ebony char silvertip sage and lightest tiger char.
Our charwood siding shou sugi ban is one of our two flagship products the other being our charwood fencing.
Sugi is japanese cypress cryptomeria japonica is sugi in japanese and is a monotypic genus in the cypress family indigenous to japan.
Delta millworks began burning wood in 2007 and we were instantly enthralled by the beautiful textures and grain patterns achieved by taking torches to timbers and boards.
The japanese invented this technique centuries ago calling it shou sugi ban or yakisugi.
Shortly after beginning the craft we realized we were reviving the japanese tradition of shou sugi ban this process is used to preserve the wood by charring it.
We provide beautiful long lasting low maintenance sustainable products.
Therefore we have many reasons why nakamoto forestry is the best choice.
The essential idea is to burn the surface of wood to a varying degree of char.