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Charred Wood Siding Color Change

A lot of Westerners considering traditional yakisugi start with the assumption that because it is burned, it will be black and stay black forever without any re-oiling maintenance. This comes from confusion…

The Health Benefits of Interior Wood Paneling

An Explosion in Home Renovations With most of the globe having spent the better part of the past 18 months social distancing, staying indoors and quarantining, it’s no wonder that home renovation…

Shou Sugi Ban Siding Maintenance

Wash, Tighten, Re-oil. The main challenge for the North American shou sugi ban market is that it hasn’t been around for very long. Not only have most people never seen charred wood…

Biophilic Design (and wood)

What is Biophilic Design?   Biophilia is the human love of nature.  Biophilic design is the practice of consciously incorporating materials or spaces that reinforce our relationship with the living world into the…

Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building

We at Nakamoto Forestry North America are incredibly proud to have been a part of this innovative building design. The Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building in Newport, OR is a collaborative effort…

Historic Yakisugi in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan

A Tour Of Japan’s Historic Yakisugi

We landed at Tokyo Narita earlier this summer on a cloudy Monday afternoon, legs sore from our ten-hour direct flight from Portland. It was my first experience in Japan, and I was…

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