Second working area on on the access road to our lower field.
Together with my father preparing the slats. We took them from different spruce forest thicket to peel them afterwards. Of the 150 slats (5 slats per section) we have about 90 ready including the thicker slaths that are cutted in two.

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Pointed wooden fence posts leaning against a stacked pile of firewood.
Saturday night fire using the Shou Sugi Ban technique.

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The photo shows me in working cloth with one arm resting on the second pillar of the fence. I am pretty satified with the result so far. I still have to replace two or three fence posts as they are too short in the slopy terrain or to loose.

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The first round fencepost accuratly wedged and fixed with stones.
View towards the a forest. Mountain landscape in the background.

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The first round fencepost accuratly wedged and fixed with stones.
I carried about 30 fencepost on the shoulder into the forest, for rebuilding a fence in order to demarcate our private property (deciduous forest stocked pasture).

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Last week, I shaped the tips of most of the columns using a chainsaw.
Today, I continued charring the #larchwood columns (with most of the sapwood removed) using a propane burner. This is a variation of the traditional Shou Sugi Ban technique (Japanese: 焼杉), in which the wood surface is carbonized to improve durability, weather resistance, and protection against fungal decay.

I opted for a propane gas burner instead of an open flame, as it allows for more even and controlled charring. The temperature ranged between approximately 1200°C and 1800°C. Each column took about 10–15 minutes. I kept the flame constantly moving to avoid scorching any single spot and to achieve a consistent, shallow burn across the surface.

I'm pretty satisfied with the results.
From my experience, the durability is best when the surface of the heartwood is smooth and evenly charred. I'm convinced that charring larch wood without the sapwood results in greater resistance compared to burning the entire wood (with intact sapwood).

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