08/17/2018
Installed the first, and smallest, of twelve planters I'm building for a rooftop garden in Morrison, CO. Raw steel with a matte clear coat framing red cedar with a shou sugi ban (Japanese wood burning) treatment/finish.
Shou sugi ban naturally makes the cedar resistant to fire, rot, and insects, and involves torching, brushing, cleaning, and oiling the boards. If anyone wants to learn about the wood burning treatment and finish feel free to swing by the shop, there's over a quarter mile of boards to burn for this project!
Special thanks to Travis Popiel and Green Man Landscaping for the contract and the action shots!