Wood Burning Tips For The Best Shou Sugi Ban Inspired Finish / DIY Charred Wood
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- The perfect charred wood or shou sugi ban inspired finish comes down to the burn technique and in this video I go over all the steps and techniques that I use to get great results. Check out the links below to see the other videos in this series.
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I'm a 70 year old grandma and am going to give this a try. I love working with natural materials...from pine needle baskets to woodworking. Your videos are very well done and have given me inspiration to give this a try! I think it's going to be great fun! I'm thinking about a coffee-style table for my back patio! I can hardly wait to get started! Thanks for the great videos!
Oh my gosh, you're a badass! Do you have any pics of what you made?
Good luck! My experience is two or three electric guitars, even a pitch black neck turned out fantastic. First time!
That's awesome! Nice to hear.
Your explaining the process very clearly. Don't worry about a little rambling here and there, its nice to see your personality and sense of humor coming through. Keep it up.
It's hard to remember sometimes that things don't have to be perfect and to just "be yourself". I appreciate the feedback!
This comment means so much to me . I wish all the people would think that way .
@@InspireWoodcraft - I know this is an old video, but I’m enjoying what you’re putting out. Every TH-cam’er has their forte, and explaining and “rambling” is part of that art. Keep doing you brother!!! I’m going to attempt this on a pine picnic table tomorrow. My biggest fear is the spots that I filled with filler, I know it’s going to show up like a purple rose in a field of white daisy’s. Thank you again, I hope you know even 3 years later, your video is getting hits.
I did not know that Fred Durst is woodworker.
The rambling is where the most important secret tips come out man!!! Don't sweat it, you're still the best when it comes to this stuff (on the Tube) and I'm finally doing my floating bed frame with all burned wood. Dark grey stain and light whitewash on some spots afterwards. You definitely inspired my friend and I to attempt this project. Keep up the awesome work. Semper Fi!
Absolutely incredible! Thank you for all the advice. Any ideas on how we can manage longer pieces bowing, twisting, or cupping because of the burn?
I’m considering using welding clamps to clamp the workpiece to a straight piece and burn the one side. Then leave it clamped for a few days after the burn. Just wondering if anyone has any other ideas
I build custom made tiki bars with the light surface burn. The best way to finish the wood and make sure the grain burn doesn't disappear is bar resin after blowing off any debris or char with compressed air.
Fire extinguisher, I know YOU have one, but to all the listeners $30 for a bangin extinguisher beats a house/shop fire ANY DAY.
HAHA! Very true! I think Costco has two-packs for pretty cheap as well. Definitely worth every penny. Thank you.
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kindly shut the fuck up, thanks.
@@schlomoshekelstein908 do you have anything worthwhile to say?
@@susanpederson6154 Anybody who works in a garage or shop will have their own safety at heart. I'm getting awfully tired of these youtube safety police going around to every video and the only "worthwhile" thing they have to say is "REMEMBER YOUR SAFETY GEAR!!! BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE ALL TOO FUCKING DUMB TO REMEMBER IT, SO REMEMBER YOUR SAFETY GEAR. I CAN'T BUILD OR DO ANYTHING SO IT'S MY DUTY TO TELL YOU TO BE SAFE. IT'LL REALLY EFFECT MY FAMILY AND LIFE IF SOME UNKNOWN PERSON DISEMBOWLS THEMSELVESF WITH AN ANGLE GRINDER, YOU KNOW? I DON'T KNOW HOW I'D EVER SLEEP AT NIGHT IF I WATCHED A VIDEO OF SOMEBODY SHOWING ME HOW TO USE A TOOL AND I DIDN'T DO MY DUE DILIGENCE AND DUTY AND TELL EVREYBODY IT'S A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND TO BE CAREFUL AND WEAR YOUR PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT." I don't tell you how to apply your tampons right? I don't tell you you need to make sure you remove them or else you'll get Toxic Shock Syndrome, do I? Hey Susan, those tampons you are using are tools. Make sure you remove them and use the required gloves and safety equipment or else you'll get Toxic Shock Syndrome. Make sure you keep your local poison control center and hospital on speed dial because you might need it. Tampons are dangerous and people have died from them in the past. They're a tool, not a joke! THEYRE DANGEROUS!!
Dude...you so need a storage unit so you can make your garage/shop a bit bigger...lol. My wood shop is 32’x26’ and I still need it to be bigger. I don’t use Instagram, but I’ll check out your other videos. Good job.
Jodi, when burning wood, maybe you can get 2 pieces of 1/8" steel set up with a back and bottom or a metal box with the front removed with an angle grinder. Set then place the box on four pcs of metal or a stack of washers at each corner underneath the box to keep it off the wood surface. This will give you a surface that won't get burned. Just a thought. I love this idea and the charring really makes the paint pop. Also, my Dad was a welder and I believe they sell a tip for the benzo bottle that is fan-like. That may cover more area, speeding things up for you. Great tutorial!
I'm really interested in what your doing here. I've always loved woodworking and building things with your hands in general. I've never seen anything quite like what you are doing here and its amazing! Keep up the good work!
Thanks so much! Hopefully I can provide a little education and entertainment at the same time.
Incredible video, this is exactly what I need for my table top! I will definately be looking forward to other videos!
Wow, insanely bad ass. Amazing work and outcome. Seriously excited to try.
Thanks so much for making this video! Our company recently did a major renovation and wanted the three letter company logo in the front entrance lobby. They wanted it done is shou sugi ban and I had never heard of that before. The letters were 8'-7" tall and even though the logo is only three letters, it is a large project. With your video, I was able to accomplish the shou sugi ban technique quickly and produce a product identical to what they were planning to purchase. I did each letter in 5" wide, ship lapped boards and stained them red after burning and cleaning. Gave me the opportunity to use my own sawed wood from my sawmill to do a major project.
Your channel is so educational, it's almost scientific. You sir, are the Bob Ross of carpentry.
"If you haven't seen a propane tank before, this is going to be too advanced for you" LMAO
Very nice wish I would have seen this sooner I made my fence using these techniques could have made some changes to my project
I've yet to do a fence but ti's on my to-do list for sure.
@6:45it was beautiful but then not at all.
I've watched to many basic woodworking videos that put me to sleep or lead me to walk away because they're monotonous or uninteresting. I wouldn't say that I'm new or that i lack experience in woodworking but I've been searching for techniques, concepts and finishes that are new to me to add more quality and beauty to what I've been doing from the beginning. I started off making signs with Lichtenberg patterns as a background and finished each piece with various stains. After watching your videos, I've been able to incorporate those techniques into the pieces I've been making. Thank you for creating and posting videos that hold my attention and are truly informative. Keep up the good work buddy, your killin it!!!
1. Don’t edit out or try to cut back on the “rambling” it makes the videos more of an informative conversation than the average emotionless TH-cam tutorial.
2. Watched this while driving so forgive me if I just didn’t catch it but for both examples (excluding the full char) you started with a surface burn correct? One you just evened it out a little more and the one you’re going to brush you went back and blackened it right?
not wise to heat up concrete with a flame , could pop and burst..... something to do with possible moisture in cement etc......speaking from experience
Very good info. Valid risk in certain situations. Although for this I would rather people not take an open flame to a wood work bench! I haven't had an issue on concrete, but to be fair I normally only use the big torch on concrete so I'm far away. Good heads up though! Thanks!
I can confirm this haha
No problem. We have a cul de sac for this. lol
hahaha
A bed of kiln bricks will solve the issue.
Just by chance i caught this video.....way freaking cool....15 boards later....I'm actually starting to get it.....thx for vids brother....
P.S.....my ol lady hates you cause now I'm trying to burn anything and everything in the house.....sorry
Hey Dave! This is Caitlin, Jodee's wife and the other half of Inspire Woodcraft. I can relate! When I found Jodee in the backyard torching the fence we share with a neighbor, I was... lets just say *not very happy.* But you get used to it! :) The fence looks great now! haha
I'm pretty sure not positive but pretty sure ..... EVERYTHING NEEDS TO GET BURNED....but i also love .........and have to live with her so maybe........only half needs to get burned....jk ...thx guys
WAIT.................
FENCE.....OMG....I DIDNT EVEN THINK ABOUT THE FENCE........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great videos man, you have taught me a lot! I'm in the process of building a Tongue & Groove Cypress Dining Room table. The boards are attached together with Titebond wood glue so I wanted to know does this burning/charring technique affect the glue that is holding the boards together?
I just used this method with a map gas tank instead of propane. It saves a bunch of time. I went for the full gator skin technique. With that said it still took me 10 hours to burn and brush enough lumber for a 60”x36”x11” bookshelf.
Yeah I haven't had a chance to try MAP gas yet. I assume with the higher heat it could provide a different result or at least just make it go quicker. And yes it takes FOREVER!! I hope the bookshelf turned out awesome though!
What is a MAP Gas Tank,? May I ask,? As I am new to any Wood Burning stuff etc.
Thanks so much!! Shou Sugi Ban has a minimum 400 sqft order and this video helps soooo much!!
NO...!!!...LOL...!!!...such thing as SHOU SUGI BAN...!!!
Hey Jody,
Just found your channel the other day when a student asked about "proper router use" and you did a great job. When I found this one I thought I would comment here as an FYI to you and other viewers...
Traditional charring modalities in wood is an ancient method of not only coloring wood, preserving it by carbonization, but also for "heat treating" it for other intent like tooling, or similar traditional practices...
As for this silly term Shou Sugi Ban...that is a made-up word by Westerners to either sound cool (like they know something they actually don't)...or...used by the wood industry to "sell something" that is actually fake and not really what it is claiming to be...(buyer beware.)
Now we have many repeating the incorrect term without really understanding what it is they are doing incorrectly (and often offensive to the Japanese that see their language being butchered and missed represented) which I'm sure in your case is accidental like it is for so many others that simply...don't know...
焼杉 (yakisugi) is the traditional method of charring Japanese Cypress and can only really y be done on Japanese cypress to be actually called..."Yakisugi"...as no other species could be called this since it actually means "grilled cedar" (which actually isn't Cedar but a Cypress species...)
If you would like more info, I'm more than pleased to share it or send you an email with it attached...What you did outline in this video pretty well is modern methods to "charr wood" in the contemporary context for the aesthetic purpose...
Would love to see you get into more traditional woodworking to expand your skill sets and to see what you could do with them in your videos...like timber framing, and other "green wood" traditional applications in furniture making, flooring, etc...
Keep up the videos, I have enjoyed (over all) what I have seen thus far!!!
Just love it. And "rambling on" is part of the charm. I've always been experimenting with scrap wood, painted driftwood from old boats etc. It's just a whole world of possibilities out there. I have a pile of scrap woods that I'm going to get stuck into as soon as I'm back in the shop (in Italy) This has been most informative and engaging thank you.
Thanks for the video. I appreciate the time and effort you took to make it. Very cool effect! Quick question: I'm starting to learn how to do wood grain ink printing using a stump or log. As you probably know, an important part of this process is burning the end of the log, then scraping away what was charred, which should burn away "spring" (?) growth, leaving a slight raised area. So my question... is there a right and wrong way to do this? Can the end grain be burned too much? Or should I simply burn it until it is entirely charred? (okay, maybe more than one question). Thank you for any insight and advice you offer.
I'm really pleased at your video's! they are informative, clean so kid friendly and your bits of humor puts it over the top. I'm very interested in making a few things.
I keep coming back to this video. Unfortunately my wife has no imagination! Lol. But u can picture everything in my head before I attack it, somethings look great to me and somethings look oh? Yeah I'm not sure? Sort of attitude. Everything I do my wife is like: that looks amazing! But to me looks mediocre. I just started practicing the surface burn and amazingly on a plywood handle? It actually looked awesome! I know it's not right but man I'm glad I came across you and your vids dude! Subbed and liked. Cheers from Australia. Don't stop posting vids. Sweet job. 🙂👍👍👍
I notice the wood you torch is always thicker so better chances of not cupping. But I've looked and asked others and can't get a good remedy on a thinner board like dog ear fence wood made of say cedar. I really like making rustic burnt shelves with these, they are cheap...but after torching, trying to wet and clamp takes days.... Jody any idea's bro?
Your videos are so personal. It’s like we’re there with you. Love it! Don’t change it! Great info BTW! Thank you!
I practiced this method on plywood with my twin burner on propane and a little too much heat. Lol I then used the benzomatic torch identical to yours on propane. And still too much. I then used my butane soldering iron removed the soldering tip and used just the flame. I had so much more control and butane burns approximately 500 degrees Celsius less than propane. I find mapp gass is only good for brazing and silver soldering. Apparently it burns at around 2800 degrees Celsius? That s what i was taught in my aircon certifified course. Propane at 1800 degrees Celsius and butane at 1300 degrees Celsius? Cheers. Subbed and liked 🙂👍👍👍
I think MAP-PRO gas is kinda pointless, it only burns marginally hotter than Propane and yet costs 2-3x as much.. you used to be able to get MAPP gas which burnt like 5000°f or so but they quit making that. I'd still be interested to know if you tried it and if you think it was useful for this
I bought some Raw Unfinished Baseball Bats, That I want to Flame Burn and then Sand down & Polycoat them, for my Grandchildren's Room, with their Baseball stuff, This will be my first try at Flame burning, with my torch Hope it goes well Thanks for sharing your great tips on How to Appreciate it etc.
Let me know how that turns out! I have often thought about trying that as well.
@@InspireWoodcraft If you want I Will send you the guy on E Bay who sells the raw Baseball Bats he has great pricing & all free Shipping he is in MO. Or maybe your wood dealer or yourself has a Lathe can make one etc, I Will let you know how mine turn out, I am waiting for delivery of them, & As soon as Spring Weather comes in by me I will do it outside as not to burndown the house HA HA I saw the Bats, That Louisville Slugger makes, That are Flame Burnt, Gave me the idea etc.
Love your content! I recently bought a blow torch, but im not really happy with the pressure at which the flame comes out. Wondering if you have any tips for having a more concentrated/pressured flame?
Hey dude. Awesome work and thanks for sharing everything, including the tools used. Maybe I’m being blind, but I can’t seem to find the torch used. Greetings from Amsterdam
Hello, how does titebond 3 hold up to heat? I have a job to do and I sure how to approach it, I'm using pallet wood, should I burn and stain individual pieces (scared of warping the wood) or glue up and burn (scared of melting the glue)
Many thanks for any info
Phil
Love this process! Thanks for clear & precise explanations of the different burn processes. Cant wait to try this. Thank you!
Help!! I need some insight!! I am burning a top from a coffee table. I sanded it all down. Once i start burning I am getting droplet stains on it. Does this mean it is wet (I have had it for years)? I can sent you a picture.
Thanks Nancy
Fyi...its my first time burning wood!
Carry on with the "rambling", it's totally ok. When i think of "rambling", i think of people talking about uninteresting unrelated nonsense. Not so in your case. Keep up the rambling.
I want to do this to my kitchen floors with a blue/grey stain but nervous because it’s installed flooring. I bought a fire extinguisher, the house is from 1950s and the whole house is original hardwood floors with normal brown stain. Please any advice or thoughts would be appreciated.
Hello. Very impressive work.
Can I use this technique on pallet wood? Thank you.
I don't think you mentioned whether you burn the side with the grain cupped or crowned when viewed from the ends. I always burn the cup side. Today I did 16 stair treads 38 inches long out of 2x12 douglas fir. I did the crown side on 3 that were to damaged to do the cup side. I charred the living heck out of them, one side only. When I burn't the cup side there was little to no cupping at all but all 3 that I burn't crown side on had a fair bit of cupping. The worst cup side burn was still better than the best crown side burn. I measured all boards with my moisture meter and they were 10% or less. Anyway just letting you know my results today
Have you ever had any knot explode on you.. like popping out in an explosion, so it could potentially land meters away, and possible be a fire hazard? Thakns for video.. very helpfull.
What kind of coating should I use for charred wood when I'm having them indoors? Water based, solvent och oil? I need something because now I'm getting black on my hands :D :D
I want to do this to my kitchen floors with a blue/grey stain but nervous because it’s installed flooring. I bought a fire extinguisher, the house is from 1950s and the whole house is original hardwood floors with normal brown stain. Please any advice or thoughts would be appreciated
You created charcoal from that piece of wood. You burned it too much. You did not give it a new life. Instead you gave it a useful death sentence as a great fire starter. That piece of partially burnt cherry sitting on the steel grate, asking to be right above the crumbled up newspaper balls, and the fire starters. Too much flame. However...you got skill bro! Keep it up man. Keep showing us whatever the heck you stumble upon.
@inspirewoodcraft I cannot figure out how to get the look you get on the wood. I'm using select pine planks made in new Zealand and I'm using the same nylon brush wheels you use and torch them the same amount you do, but when I start brushing the char off they just look like stained planks. There's no contrast between the grain colors. Idk what I'm doing wrong!!!
Did you ever try the yellow canister, mapgas? What did you think? Thank you so much! So easy to learn from you!!!
You keep saying you're doing this so you can built something awesome out of it.... so.... Where are your videos of finished projects with this treatment?
The second to the last side you charred, the exposed it in 3D. That. May sound crazy, but I could actually see it depth. It was amazing looking.
I’m wanting to attempt a pine fireplace mantel. Do I need to alter any of the steps or emphasize anything because it’s a larger piece of wood? I’d like a greyish hue to my burned wood. Any suggestions? I’ve seen a few of your videos and like other folks I’m inspired.
I'd like to edge glue 3 or 4 boards together, make sure no glue is showing, then do the wood burning technique you're showing. Will that cause a problem with the torching of the wood where the boards are glued together? Thank you. Love your videos!
Im trying to do a kitchen dining table for my fire house. I like the deep alligator burn texture. Can you polyurethane over that? Or what can i use to keep that look but protect it from hot pans and plates and spills? I also have some latex stickers i want to put on the table over the char (our village patch and some lettering). I dont think epoxy would work because of the hot food/ drinks that would be on it. Any idea would be appreciated. Thanks!
Dude, great videos. Instant sub here. Keep it up. Good luck with full time tubing.
At 11:12 you state by burning the wood deeper it creates a flame retardent. I just wanted to add because I know you are about safety. Once wood is burned at 500 or so and extinguished, the wood now also becomes flamable at a lower temperature say 400 to 450. cheers love the great insight I am building a bed and may do some burning and turquoise inlay.
Bonjour vos vidéos sont géniales!!!👍👍👍merci pour le partage🙏
Hi! I learned how to do this style of wood burning from you a while ago on another profile I had but I remembered you so I had a question. I've been doing the inspired sho sugi ban burn for a few months. But so I engrave names into my wood before I torch it right. But I was wondering if there was a way to not burn the engraved part when I'm torching the wood around it? Like maybe some type of lotion or something I can put on the engraved part to keep it from burning so I don't have to go back over it with my router after I burn it?
I notice you did not spray the wood with water. I believe this is a commonly used technique with Shou Sug Ban-ers, if you will. Any reason you do not do this to keep the wood from warping? Or is it more to do with your selection of kiln dried wood? Just a curious mind. Great videos!
It is just to stop the wood from burning. It instantly cools it.
I have an Oak dining table that has been stain (I think it could be sanded back to remove) Is it possible to do this technique on this. I would like it solid black (like the sample you want to sand back), but not with the very burnt charred effect of your last sample. Can some one let me know if this is possible
When you mention using clear coat over the gator textured char, are you using spray or brush on?
please dont shorten videos.if someone doesn’t like a 20 min vid then they can turn it off. i thoroughly enjoy watching and learning a longer video with lots of detail. your videos and knowledge are a joy to watch. u could really teach online paid courses. i dont enjoy the constant clicking of the your videos though. when your talking the camera keeps clicking ,not enjoyable. keep on doing what u do thanku
This video is in depth and very informational! I look forward to more videos! Not rambling at all. Keep 'em coming!! 🖤🖤
😂 This is a propane tank….
If you do not know what this is..
This is going to be to complicated for you…🤣
I'd like to do this technique on a cedar sculpture, how do you think itll take oil after? Just apply carefully? Killer vid thanks
My husband was drinking and got over zealous jumping into an actual furniture project we're working on. He used his big oxy acetylene cutting torch and just scorched the hell out of one of the four edge boards and I don't think im gonna be able to brush it out so now that one board is not going to match.
How would the mid-level burn work on a 1/2" plywood cornhole board deck? Would the burn and the scrub go too deep for plywood?
I know these videos are a bit old now but I'm wondering if you ever have any issues with warping? I usually have done my burn to where they are super crispy like the gator look and I had issues with warping. I saw someone else using a spray bottle and spraying the board down a few times during the process and that does seem to help. However I'm starting to think that maybe I don't even need to burn it that much and still be able to get a nice overall piece after staining?
I love wood and would love to shou sugi ban my new fence. Will that work to protect the wood longer? I don't like the stain colors at all. Thank you
I am making a mermaid. She's on cypress wood. Do you suggest burning it and will it take a stain after you burn
I use a torch to burn large rectangular pieces of pine which I then turn into various projects. When burning it it warps everytime and I then have to go through the process of flattening it. Is there anything you know of that I can do to prevent the warp from occurring when I'm burning it?
this dude casually showing us his techniques. thats very rare for an artist. like and subscribe to the guy he deserves it
I believe I saw your first video and for sure you can tell the difference from this video. I enjoy these videos and the technique keep them coming.
Have u ever done plywood .. burn it then use the white stain.. I’m trying now but 1st attempt wasn’t so good but gonna try your way and see how it goes.. any info is appreciated.
What is the best tool to get the natural color but dark lines? i tried a wire brush but it seemed to wire both down too much and shaved away the texture by the time i got down to the natural color. Also if i made a mistake would it work to RE-Burn the wood and start again or will i need an entirely new piece? @InspireWoodcraft
There are many similar projects in Woodglut's plans.
Hey, love the video. Do you add a varnish or lacker ontop of this to stop it staining onto other things?
Good stuff. Do you have an opinion.on burning pressure treated wood? I've got some panels I want to burn and make a wine tray out of.
Thanks so much. Do you sand (very soft) the burnt section off before clear coating ?
Great videos! It is a great experience to learn from an artist willing to share good information and technique. We are planning to repurpose deck boards as siding in a board on Batten Style to the exterior of our house in Texas. How necessary is it for us to clean the wood before we shousugiban it? It would be a great time saver if the shousugiban technique can also be relied upon to sanitize the wood, kill any mold spores, and eliminate insects. I would think that shousugiban would be a process similar to cauterizing a flesh wound in order to prevent the occurrence of infection, or eliminate any that has begun.
I understand that additional precautions should be taken if shousugiban is applied to pressure treated wood, but that it will behave similarly to untreated wood. Do you have any experience with shousugiban and treated wood? While I have your attention, have you applied shousugiban to Wood finished with stain and or sealant? Thank you. Smile, Donna
In general, I would clean the wood at least with a broom or something to get rid of stuff that will one, burn and stink and possibly put toxins in the air and two, leave scars or blemishes in the wood from uneven burning. Now of course that all depends on whats on the wood as well. As for treated and stained wood, I have not tried to burn either. Treated wood is usually treated with some pretty harsh chemicals that you might not want to be breathing in as you char it. The same goes with previously stained wood.
Awesome video, really helpful. Thank you!
will this work with birch?
Wow. I gotta try this on my ceramic egg cook station that I just built!!!! Thanks.
Why so dark? I’ve been scorching for ages but not so much to lose the contrast from light to dark?
Not sure if this is correct but, I think the knots are heating up quicker on the second side because you “preheat” them while burning the first side.
LMAO, "If you haven't seen a propane tank before this is going to be a little too advanced for you.." Cool video though, I think I'll try this with a couple of different species of wood, throw them outside on the ground for a year and see what happens.
Ha! I have to let the sarcasm out a little, right? Should last a lifetime, but it's always good to do experiments! That's what's gotten me by all this time!
Humor is always good, breaks things up and keeps the flow going!
Awesome videos and beautiful work! I've been following your tips and practicing but I'm having a hard time getting that same color, mine look a bit more muted. The black turns into brown and I can't seem to get that contrast like you can. Any advice?
Thanks! Keep it up!
Gotta go w the yellow tank dude. Big big big big difference and not exactly an entire propane tank setup
Good info brother. I will be trying this. Did my first surface burn for the top on a piece of furniture I made.
This is the best video I have seen on technique so far. I will be watching any others you have on this so far.
Side note: I am a professional photographer (not a videographer) and would be happy to point out some techniques on camera angle, focus points, etc., if you want them.
Thank you so much! And I might just have to take you up on that in the future!!
*I had no idea Fred Durst from LimpBizkit did woodworking.*
This was real popular back in the 1970s.....
Hello new to this, great tutorial, I have a question can you do the burn process after you sand your piece.
Excellent video! You've taken a very cool finishing process & shown it well! I'm grabbing my propane torch when I get home & trying this out myself! I know those Nyalox very well:-) Sent you an email through your website also...
I saw your email notification on my phone but I haven't had a chance to get to emails just yet. I will definitely be getting back to you soon though!
Fantastic video 👏
How do you clean the surface to remove soot before clearcoating?
Don't let your cat or dog walk by when attempting this. They'll be mad at you forever, they'll bring it up everyday reminding you of what you did, it'll turn into an argument, even though they were the one that decided to randomly walk by that moment the fire started. It's an endless fight, and you'll question yourself why you even wanted to try this. Life starts going downhill from there. So ya... just be careful.
Cats and dogs hold grudges. That's just the way it goes.
I am going to make some shelves. Should I drill holes before burning and staining?
Have you ever burned a whiskey barrel? I just bought one and wanted to do that before sealing it.
This would be cool for pen blanks
I realize this is an old video & the chances of getting a response are slim to none. Is it necessary to remove all old varnish from the all the nooks prior to burning?