Jin-Di-Sugi Frame

Fantastic..I like the burnt look… very reminiscent of the the 70’s here in Aussie. Burnt and brushed pine for furniture.. especially beds..

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Very nice

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

neat … nice job

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Wow…I like it!

A great creation. Burning and scrubbing with wire brush has produced beautiful effect. Why is it called Jin-Di-Sugi frame?
Sharad

-- patanjali

Sharad:

The term “Jin-Di-Sugi” is generally attributed to the Arts & Crafts era furniture John Scott Bradstreet (1845-1914). He used various techniques to accentuate the grain on cypress wood, including fire and chemicals. He apparently learned the technique in Japan, where they allow wood to weather in order to highlight the grain.

Bradstreet’s technique was far more refined than mine. He used ornate carving and complex furniture designs. Examples of his best work generally fetch $100,000’s at auction. My $100 frames pale in comparison.

Many cultures use burning to decorate and finish wood, including: Japanese, Polynesians, Africans and Native Americans.

-- Randy, Rustic Artisan, a family tradition. (No PM's - auto-deleted.) - "I am a seeker, not a follower."

Really beautiful frame and tile. I like burned brushed effect. I am now thinking of burning one of my open segment turnings like that, just to see how it would come out. Thanks for the inspiration.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Mike:

Give it a try and see what happens.
Generally, I only use the burned brushed effect on soft woods, such as cedar, pine, cypress and redwood.

Hardwoods are more difficult to use with this technique. The difference in burning between the early wood and the late wood on hard woods isn’t enough to make the wire brushing easy. However, the burnt effect can create some interesting finishes.

I have created some interesting effects by boiling oak with ly; then drying, burning and wire brushing.

It’s a learning process.

-- Randy, Rustic Artisan, a family tradition. (No PM's - auto-deleted.) - "I am a seeker, not a follower."