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How to make charred wood siding blue.
How to use charred wood.
How to make charred wood siding without propane step 1.
This took me a couple of minutes with some bricks i had lying.
After you ve brushed and cleaned your charred wood it can then be clear coated to preserve its natural color or be enhanced with the use of a stain or dye.
Sand these spots lightly to pull out the natural wood so that you have the contrast of stain to char to natural.
A technique that really makes stain shou sugi ban pop is sanding with 220 grit sand paper in areas you want to pull out some of the natural wood look.
Your charred wood is good to go after it has been burnt.
Apart from the wood you almost certainly have everything you will need in the.
This is hard to mess up.
It looks great as siding and awesome as trim accenting around windows and doors.
Wait five to 10 minutes for the wood to cool completely then gently scrub the entire board with a wire brush to soften the char and reveal the grain of the wood until you achieve the desired depth.
Lastly here are some things to think about before you purposely destroy your wood to make it more durable.