Suyaki is the most traditional and easily recognizable of our yakisugi shou sugi ban products.
Japanese burned wood siding.
Traditionally this practice is used with japanese cedar in order to weatherproof it.
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.
Shou sugi ban is an ancient japanese technique for waterproofing and preserving wood.
Due to the thick hydrophobic uv inhibiting soot layer suyaki has the best wood and color longevity as well as incredible fire resistance.
While shou sugi ban originated for the purpose of weatherproofing wood it has recently become popular as a rustic textural design element inside the home.
It involves charring the cedar wood surface until it turns black.
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.
Shou sugi ban is an ancient japanese carbonized wood finish created by burning the surface of wood to preserve it.
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.