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1 year after experimenting with the burnt wood technique, I offer you a first feedback. Is it really a way to make wood or just a fad? This Shou-sugi-ban or Yakisugi technique of Japanese origin, allows to naturally protect cladding wood by carbonization. It seems that this protection can last up to 80 years ... So I will not be there to check it! The carbonized wood film creates a protection against UV, bad weather and insects. Traditionally it is cedar, hence the name Sugi, that is protected in this way, but it seems that all conifers lend themselves to this method. Once the wood is carbonized, it is wetted, then the charcoal residue is brushed off. Once dry, it is generously brushed with linseed oil to perfect the finish. A series of fairly long operations, but which in theory guarantees a perfectly natural and durable wood treatment.