DIY: Yakisugi "Shou Sugi Ban" Maintenance

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In this video, our General Manager Bill takes us around his house to do some maintenance to his yakisugi "shou sugi ban" fence and privacy wall. From looking at the weathering and checking on the fastening nails, to washing and finally oiling, Bill shows you ways that you can take care of your shou sugi ban.
Wood used: Japanese Cypress (Cryptomeria japanica) commonly referred to in Japanese as "Sugi" (yaki=charred, sugi=cypress)
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0:00 - Intro and details of this project
2:02 - Weathering
3:20 - Nailing
5:52 - Washing
8:44 - Oiling
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@gibblerville1 2 жыл бұрын

cut the miters at say 46 vs 45 could help keep them slightly tighter - wall looks great and wonderful tips on matainance

@xxsenseixx2917 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful, really good job dude, thank you 🙏🙏🙏

@tooshieg2059 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for this! I was wondering if I could do this to an outdoor kitchen cabinets

@ctrader5817 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks

@NakamotoForestryNorthAmerica 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for checking it out

@noctilucent7396 2 жыл бұрын

I like your stuff man. Subscribing

@eberntson Жыл бұрын

Is the oil with pigment a commercial product? Can you provide a link to the product or the recipe, please? Great video.

@Maxime-ho9iv 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting videos. What linseed oil product did you use?

@Invictum594 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! What are your thoughts on Tung Oil ?

@resilientfarmsanddesignstu1702 2 жыл бұрын

Seems like a lot of work for siding but it looks good I wouldn’t want to sit on it 🔥

@ShopTherapy623 Жыл бұрын

I want to try Shou Sugi Ban finish on some cedar planter boxes that I’m making. Once I burn the wood (and rinse with a hose), what’s a good outdoor (flat) sealant I should put on it to seal in the black? I don’t really want to brush the finish first because I want it really black

@robertblahnik 2 жыл бұрын

How is the oil process environmentally friendly over the years of rain? I would think Shou Sugi Ban wood with a two part paint or hardened sealant would seal the wood over a decade at least. No etching and mixing with the ground around it. Though not a decade, our far side gate someone thought to build with 2X3" white pine was already eroded before we got the place and the termites beat me to it. So I framed a new one using 2" X 4" quality Fir, and 1" rough cut fir boards, leaving 3/4" gaps between the boards and burnt the whole gate and covered it with a 2-part ash grey epoxy paint for garage floors. Though it only sees the afternoon sun, after 8 years it still looks new. I'm totally impressed by the Shou Sugi Ban process. Who would ever think burning wood preserves it?

@Obtuse94 2 ай бұрын

This and isn't TSP super gross stuff for the environment?

@MilosStevanovic1 2 жыл бұрын

I am wondering if you had used screws would your fence move as much after 4 or so years?

@maranathainspection 2 жыл бұрын

What Linseed oil product do you recommend?

@brandoncomish6185 3 ай бұрын

Can you please share what oil you use to recover it? A link perhaps? Thanks!

@joshavila6856 3 жыл бұрын

I know that fence!!

@jaminjay13 2 жыл бұрын

Does the Shou Sugi Ban technique enhance the weathering capability of siding wood? Or is it primarily an aesthetic treatment? Great videos regardless, thank you for sharing!

@jessegriffin9 2 жыл бұрын

It is weather proof especially for siding but it still need a roof over it.

@leopetarjk2251 3 жыл бұрын

hello uuu ! help!!! jajjaaja i have a question ! i did a test with some piece of pine wood that i have they look great but when i touch it, it left some black in my fingers it has 48 hs since i give the last coat of lino oil , do you know when sotp doing that ??? thank you !

@markhagen7777 2 жыл бұрын

Do you speak to the formulation of your finish in any of your videos?

@josefwashere 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Like two others previously asked, what Linseed Oil (brand) do you recommend / used for this video? Thanks in advance!

@surronzak8154 Ай бұрын

Thung oil is best

@MrScubajar 3 жыл бұрын

Would this process hold up in the Arizona desert heat. Im wanting to cladd my backyard block fence with wood. Everyone here in AZ tells me would does hold up well due to heat and very low humidity. Thanks for your help

@NakamotoForestryNorthAmerica 2 жыл бұрын

UV rays can speed up the aging/weathering process of the siding, though you won't be getting as much wind/rain as other parts of the country. Yakisugi has been used across a variety of climates to great success in Japan for centuries. An oil coating with additional UV protection reapplied periodically every few years should do the trick.

@kizk1737 2 жыл бұрын

What have you decided on? I am in West Arizona and want to wood clad my front wall.

@antonmaier2263 18 күн бұрын

Do you feel Yakisugi makes the wood last much more?

@blueridgedsia 2 жыл бұрын

why not use deck screws that disappear beneath the surface? If just stick a bunch in styrofoam and hit them with flat black

@Meatpopsicle2050 3 жыл бұрын

How well do you think this would hold up in northern climates such as Michigan?

@NakamotoForestryNorthAmerica 3 жыл бұрын

Yakisugi is used in all climates in Japan indiscriminately. It holds up well even in their far northern climate, which is very cold and snowy in the winter.

@josue333333 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, why do you use nails instead of screws?

@pomaranczowegury2503 2 жыл бұрын

if you didnt found answer yet. Screws like to go inside the wood more when it get wet. I mean proper plank is dry, not as dry for outside purpose but still. Or it will dry on sun anyways. Issue with screws is that they are sucked into wood while it get more moistured. So you have dry plank and when it get moisture from air, wood will ,,suck" screw into it, its like wood rotate screws. That wil cause cracks, bcs if screw is nicely placed into wood, and it will go further it will cause the wood to crank. Its not allways issue, but i might happen. Also i think nails are cheaper, and as shown on video he like to hammer them better soemtimes haha. Sorry for my english but i didnt learned to share my poor carpentry knowlege in english haha

@bodeine454 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting video and good info! 👍 Bill you seem wise beyond your years, I doubt that you're as old as me but looks can be deceiving. You sound like what a very conservative and humble Dwight Yoakum would sound like, you two have similar sounding voices.

@bgnimelf 2 жыл бұрын

What nails are you using? Or do you recommend screws?

@JenkinsStevenD 2 жыл бұрын

Depends on the structure. If it is large, like a house, nails. They handle thermal expansion and contraction better without damaging the wood which is why nails are still used on houses. I'd recommend checking out Stumpy Nub's channel. He has a video where he talks about how old school nails are the best but only went out of style because of manufacturability.

@administrator1037 2 жыл бұрын

Ia that black natural or stained?

@ballsthatclank Жыл бұрын

It's blackened with a torch.

@surronzak8154 Ай бұрын

2:43 wabi-sabi

@felixguerrero6062 3 жыл бұрын

If you did a a deeper char, I am not sure you would be having this issue.

@NakamotoForestryNorthAmerica 3 жыл бұрын

In what way? Charring the wood more than we already do would compromise the structural integrity and soot would flake off easier - we already char deeper than any other yakisugi manufacturer in NA because we use the Japanese heat treatment method that actually brings out the pest/fire/weather resistant qualities in the wood, not a blowtorch for a simple cosmetic burn that will wear off in a few years.

@felixguerrero6062 3 жыл бұрын

@@NakamotoForestryNorthAmerica While the yard-facing siding has a deep char, all the exterior facing siding has a much lighter char. This is clearly visible from the video.

@NakamotoForestryNorthAmerica 3 жыл бұрын

@@felixguerrero6062 both sides were charred the same amount. The street-facing side is our Gendai, which starts out as the deep char (Suyaki) and then is brushed to remove the topmost soot layer and reveal the charred grain and surface beneath.

@felixguerrero6062 3 жыл бұрын

@@NakamotoForestryNorthAmerica I am afraid the brushing is not traditional, as you are probably well aware of.

@cameronboucher7805 2 жыл бұрын

@@NakamotoForestryNorthAmerica this is a very informative video. Do you have more information on the process of the charring you did? I’ve mostly only seen it done with the gas burners. I’m contemplating this for a couple of projects of my own at home.