Advanced dark wood techniques: Difference between Shou Sugi Ban and staining

A high-grade dark wood surface. The dark color is not achieved with dye, but is the result of a charred layer of yakisugi (burnt cedar) that has been brushed and oiled: the surface shows gradations from dark gray to near black, with the soft wood grain burnt away to create subtle undulations, and the hard wood grain raised, giving it a tactile, undulating feel. When light skims across it, the grain is intensely magnified. This dark wood is used only on one wall or one section of a facade. Avoid: using uniformly dyed black wood as a substitute, making the charred layer of yakisugi rough and prone to flaking, making the surface smooth and losing its undulations, using it over large areas that would darken the space.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一片深色的高等級木質表面。深色不是用染料染出來的,而是燒杉的碳化層經過刷洗與塗油之後留下的:表面呈現深灰到近黑的層次,木紋的軟木部分被燒掉形成細微的凹凸,硬木的紋理凸起,觸感是有起伏的。光掠過時紋理被強烈地放大。這片深木只用在一面牆或一段立面上。避免:使用均勻染黑的木材冒充、把燒杉的碳層做成粗糙易脫落的狀態、讓表面平滑失去凹凸、在大面積上使用讓空間變暗。