Photo courtesy of Keel A/P

I need to confess something. I am completely obsessed with wood. Not just any wood mind you but amazing wood.  I’ve been heavily crushing on Shou-Sugi-Ban for about a year now and it’s getting kind of serious. Shou-Sugi-Ban 焼杉板 (or Yakisugi) is an ancient Japanese exterior siding technique that preserves wood by charring it with fire, cooling it, cleaning it and finishing it with a natural oil.