31/08/2026
These two pieces of wood were yakisugi charred really hard and then brushed off with an Osborn nylon brush. The piece to the right in the photo was then stained with cooked linseed oil. The oil was heated to over 100°C.
The photo to the left was stained with a mix of 1/3 linseed oil (cooked) 1/3 wood tar and 1/3 terpentine for better impregnation.
I did heat the tar before mixing to make it less tough to work with.
This mix is called ”roslagsmahogany” in Sweden and is an exceptional stain to protect your log home.
Compared to the photos of newly charred and stained log shell (previous post) no pigment was added in this mix. While the pure lineseed oil is mostly transparent (only adding a little bit of warmth and more depth) the roslagsmahogany mix leaves a bit darker, organic and warm look.
This looks real good on wood that wasnt charred also. However, the charring makes the grain pop and leaves a super smooth surface. Kind a like drift wood.
It gives an almost exotic impression and feel to it after staining. Very exclusive.
Charring and brushing is a lot of work though.. close to 300h invested so far and we still have the brushing and staining of the bigger log shell to go.. we Hope for better weather though because its been pissin’ for days now
