Close-up of charred wooden boards with cracked texture.

Nós quisemos testar a técnica tradicional japonesa de Yakisugi (Shou Sugi Ban) na peças da madeira reutilizada. Escolhemos padauk africano (recuperado de uma serralharia local) para dar um toque de cor, e pinha (recuperada de um sítio de construção). O processo envolveu posicionar três peças de madeira em uma pirâmide criando um chaminé que depois foi queimada durante cerca cinco minutos para carbinozar a superfície.

We wanted to test the traditional Japanese technique of wood preservation known as Yakisugi (Shou Sugi Ban) on repurposed wood planks. We chose African Padauk (salvaged from the waste of a local sawmill) for a pop of color as well as pine (salvaged from a construction site). The process involved configuring three planks into a triangle shape creating a chimney, then burning for about five minutes to char the surface.

Person using a belt sander on a wooden board, wearing protective goggles and a dust mask, with clamps securing the board on a workbench.
Street view with a blue and red tiled building façade, a red brick wall labeled 'Fabrica do Bomfim', two pedestrians with backpacks walking across a zebra crossing, and a no parking sign.
Two people tending to a fire burning vertically in a wooden log within a circular stone fire pit in a garden setting.
Tall orange flames rising from charring wood using the traditional Japanese method shou sugi ban in a garden, with greenery and a building in the background.
Two people in a backyard setting engaging with a fire pit. One person is standing, holding wooden boards, wearing protective gloves, while the other is crouched, tending to the ashes preparing the traditional Japanese method shou sugi ban.
Wooden beam tied with wire in outdoor setting for traditional Japanese method of charring wood, shou sugi ban.