Torch wood

Learn how to get a charred wood finish without a torch! Instantly create a Shou Sugi Ban look with a paintbrush. It's easy to do. No special tools required.

Wood Burning Techniques & Reclaimed Wood Projects - Burned Wood Finish for Colorful Wood Grain. The process involves charring the wood surface with exposed flame from a propane torch, then cooling it, cleaning it with a wire brush, rinsing, and then applying a finish coat. A wide range of finish appearances can be created with Shou Sugi Ban.

Everyone is always asking me how I get a burnt wood finish (Shou Sugi Ban?) so I figured I'd make a How-To video about it. In this video I get a scrap of pine, burn it with my torch and apply different finishes. Watch the video here? https://youtu.be/cpBP1A2UrPE

This is my latest video on how to create a torched wood finish. This time I explore burning different species of wood and even taking some of them to a "gator" finish. In this video I torch, pine, oak, poplar and cedar. The stand out of the bunch? Sunbleached stain over cedar with a gator finish. Check out my video here: https://youtu.be/DoBWpOzGMXc

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I used a propane torch to "burn" this wood finish.

Wood burning, also called Shou Sugi Ban, is a century old Japanese technique. It's a great way to seal wood while also giving it a beautiful, unique look.

Matt Holcomb from The Door Fellowship in Williamsport PA brings us these burnt boards for their stage design. Matt started out making a 2″ x 2″ wood frame with 1″ x 6″ x 48″ pieces of rough cut lumber. The finished wall was 4′ W x 6′ H. Because he was using rough cut lumber, which can […]

How to darken wood using the Shou Sugi Ban wood burning technique. Charring the surface of wood makes it more resistant to water, insects and UV rays.