This Is What Happens When You Burn Hardwoods For Shou Sugi Ban

Can hardwoods be used for shou sugi ban? In this video I burn and brush several common hardwoods to find out.

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[robertedmundson]

Sand blast first, it raises the grain, then use a flame that gives wonderful results and a hand wire brush will clean up. Try it!

[pablobartelotte]

Another point here is there is a difference between kiln dried, natural air dry, and fresh "green" woods. I like to char green maple as I work with maple and birch often and occasionally ash. The soft (mostly pines) do produce the most dramatic effects. I also like to sand up to 400 grit then buff with leather, this will bring out a beautiful soft shine.

[Mr_Rick]

Jodie... It takes alot of effort to want to make these videos and I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for all the sharing that you do and the details and technical ability you bring to the table. I like your style. Cheers!!

[beggottenson]

Perfect presentation, Info, and straight to the point 10/10

[AzogDefilerFromMordor]

Man, I really appreciate and admire your effort you put into making these videos. Thumbs up. Thanks

[radioactivelarry]

I remember the old school ways when everything got burned and coated with clear, especially water beds and coffee tables. Most were made from Pine and Doug Fir. Nice demo.

[timefeatherstorm]

this the kinda video I like. go through all the stuff show me all the stuff and don't hold anything back when it really doesn't go well. thanks for the super quality vid, I can tell you put a lot of work into this and I appreciate that.

[davidyeo]

I was wondering about this...
Thanks for saving me the time and effort!
I have to agree that the oak was the best too...

[dustinberry]

I’ve had decent success with burning red oak. The trick is do a very light burning on it, just enough to bring out the grain and darken the wood slightly. If you finish with boiled linseed or a beeswax finish on that it really brings out some pretty contrast. Not as dramatic as softwoods, but still a nice finish for red oak nonetheless.

[dragan]

I haven't worked with wood for over 20 years now and I can't tell the difference between different types of timber anymore. I used to work in a kitchen door manufacturing company and I could look at marante, oak, etc. Oak looks amazing without anything but a clear varnish.i found pine is the easiest to burn and plywood amazingly especially if you want the laminated surface to stand out. After experiments on scrap plywood moving reasonably quick? I then used steel wool in fine and it looked better than I expected. You got me addicted. Lol. Cheers from Australia 🙂👍👍👍

[edgarloike]

Ash is nice if you burn just enough to blacken the grain pattern.

[Drzhounder]

Now you re saving me money! I have a small piece of oak that I may still burn, but at least I’m not going to waste any expensive pieces now. I my need to buy you some coffee as a thank you!

[willowus]

I built a Kalimba using white oak that I used the Shou Sugi Ban technique on and I must say it's an awe inspiring instrument. Yes it was a lot of work, but you can get down to the soft grain and after staining the results were surreal. The tight grain pattern really makes it. Due to the nature of the instrument, hard woods give the best resonance and sustain. I wish I could post a picture. Thanks for introducing me to the technique!

[terristroh]

I always wondered....thanks for finding out for me...for all of us, really.

[RJamesBaphomet]

Ash works pretty well . Pine, cherry, apple and cedar are my current favorites.
Side note : definitely depends on the grains of the piece before even burning with cherry and apple, I'd recommend a middle section live edge piece of the tree to get the best contrast.

[jeepgrand]

Thanks good clip, just used Cherry for a charcuterie board and after burning 3 times, I used 320 grit to make her soft an smooth. Gonna throw some oil on it when I'm all done.

[angryzombie]

Thank you I would not know this without this video. Pine wood is my absolute favourite for this.

[annaaelmans]

I have experienced the same, cheap soft wood gets more texture after burning and can be nice colored after brushing. There is one benefit of the burning of oak which I have noticed. I've tried to stain it with white stain and then finished it with white oil and I got very nice cold gray light color on oak. Kind of weathered oak I like so much on pictures and which I was not able to get by staining/finishing not burned oak. Probably the ash of burned oak mixes with the white pigment and gives that very pleasant color. The same finishing (white stain/ white oil) on burned pine gives very different color, it's more white with warm undertone.

[SlowlyLosinIt]

You're very meticulous and informative. I like that and it's a breath of fresh air from every other channel. You're straight to the point. You don't sugar coat shit or try to make your videos longer by talking about something random. For that, I know your channel will grow fast and also the reason(s) why I'm subbing.

Thank you!!

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Thanks for the info. I like the way a few of those brown and boring ones came out. Looks like stain, but more "real."

But you're right of course, the point of this is usually the contrast.