Yakisugi or Shou Sugi ban as it’s also known is a Japanese method of wood treatment which essentially chars the outer surface of the wood. Whilst this may at first sound a little crazy, it’s actually really beneficial…and looks awesome… There’s many ways to carry this out, some use a blow torch as seen in the picture, whilst others go a little more traditional and create a chimney...

For those curious about where Florian began and why here’s our backstory. Myself (Luke) and Joel work together in the Fire Service, have done for years now, and we both found ourselves in similar situations both in and out of work – on the same shift pattern, both family men, living local to one another and love a good laugh. Over many, many cups of coffee it became...