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The Shou Sugi Ban Japanese Timber finishes Company
Weather channel protection technology.
The only charring provider with a guarantee on your weather tightness.
SHOU SUGI BAN IN NEW ZEALAND:
ENHANCING PROJECTS WITH JAPANESE TIMBER FINISHES
Welcome to The Blackwood Project, your destination for authentic Japanese charred timber solutions in New Zealand. We specialise in offering a diverse range of charred timber weatherboards and timber finishes, carefully spelected timbers crafted to elevate the aesthetics and durability of your architectural endeavours.
At the core of our offerings lies Shou Sugi Ban, an ancient Japanese art form of fire conditioning timber. We have taken this traditional technique and modernised is with Infrared light technology given the highest level of precision that protect key elements of the modern weatherboard profile from charring. The end results is unparalleled resilience and character, making it an ideal choice for both residential and commercial projects. With a daily production capacity of 3000lm, we ensure a consistent quality and readily available supply of meticulously charred timber to meet the demands of your project, no matter the scale.
WHAT IS CHARRED TIMBER CLADDING
THE BENEFITS OF CHARRING TIMBER CLADDING
OUR JAPANESE TIMBER FINISHES
Why did we start charring timber cladding?
Working in the timber milling business for a number of years we noticed many people were interested in the finish that reduced the maintenance requirements of timber cladding and Japanese burnt timber addressed this issue.
Before making yakisugi cladding part of our timber business, we needed to see the process and the product in its traditional setting. Our interest was sparked after supplying a large project in Auckland, that featured on Grand Designs, where the home-owner charred his own timber.
We flew to Japan to see how shou sugi ban was made by the masters, and hoped to learn why it works so well. We were impressed, and it was reassuring to see so many old examples of yakisugi 30 and 40 years old still looking great today, some examples were over 120 years old.
As timber professionals we could see excellent benefits to the end user from the yakisugi process that made the timber stronger, more stable and maintenance free.
With what we learnt in Japan, we started to experiment with yakisugi using different effective burning techniques. After 1000s of hours and tenfold as many meters of timber we made good progress. Now we are very excited to say we have been offering Yakisugi Japanese charred cladding since 2018.
