Wood Treatment Process

Sandblasting is the process to smooth a rough surface or making a smooth surface rough by abrasion.

This process, which can be summarized as high-pressure spraying of abrasive materials, can be used for wood, metal, glass, concrete, and brick.

Here different examples of sandblasted wood.

The following is an example of heavy sandblasting.

The following is an example of medium sandblasting.

The following is an example of light sandblasting.

The floor timbers of this unit should have very light sandblasting.

Then the wood needs to be charred.

Charring means partially burning so as to blacken the surface.

Charring is also a technique used for wood preservation. In Japan, this traditional technique is called yakisugi or shō sugi ban.

Here below some samples of charred wood:

Here below some examples of heavily charred wood:

Here below some examples of medium charred wood:

Here below some examples of lightly charred wood:

In the case of this project, after very light sandblasting, medium-heavy charring, 

and the final black coating, 

the floor timbers should look exactly like the following two pictures:

The interior walls and ceilings will have wood with a smooth surface, 

not sandblasted as the floor timbers.

The wood is medium charred and treated with a final grey coat

and will look exactly as in the following pictures

The external wood 

will be heavily charred, almost full black

as in the picture here below

Obviously, all the wood imported from overseas must be fumigated.