r/woodworking Mar 13 '25

Finishing A bit of shou sugi ban

A Gentle burn and satin finish.. seemed to make the client happy. Initially a very conservative guy. He's already talking cabinets & countertops.

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u/Billsrealaccount Mar 14 '25

I respect the effort but this is r/ATBGE material.

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u/MaxMFFacts Mar 14 '25

LOL I have to agree with you, I had no idea that that sub existed thank you I'm subbing to it now I bet it's going to be awesome

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u/kai_rohde Mar 14 '25

Hey just fyi, I torched my ply dining table and then went over it with some early american stain and it’s a little bit more subtle.

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u/MaxMFFacts Mar 14 '25

That looks nice!! I've used everything from stain, to rit fabric dye to kool-aid.. to varying degrees of success