Finishes

Shou Sugi Ban, the Japanese art of wood charring, can be done on a number of timbers. We've tried charring many timbers and found Japanese Cedar, Thermal Ash, Pine TMT, Accoya and Siberian Larch to be the best timbers to char. They give gorgeous textures and are durable timbers making them ideal for charred wood finishes. We can do a full char and a brushed look. We immediately apply a coat of natural oil, to lock in that char.

Thermal Ash

This is our favorite timber to char. It is thermally modified hardwood and chemical free. It gives such a unique finish to the wood.
Accoya

We run the Accoya through our charring machine and the finish is an alligator skin type look and feel, Accoya timber gives the most textured finish.
NZ Pine TMT

One our newest timber is Pine TMT which looks very stunning with its detailed char look.
Charred Japanese Cedar

We run the Japanese cedar through our charring machine, achieving a more subtle alligator finish.
Brushed Japanese Cedar

After running the Japanese cedar through the charring machine we remove all the surface charcoal to expose the stunning cedar grain.
Charred Siberian Larch

This is our most popular finish. The Siberian Larch is run through our charring machine and receives a beautiful intense charring finish.
Brushed Siberian Larch

We run the Siberian Larch through the charring machine, then remove all the charcoal from the surface by hand, leaving the gorgeous grain exposed for an elegant textural finish.
Double brushed

This is Siberian Larch which has been brushed twice. The charred surface produces a real contrast of light and dark grain.