Wabi-Sabi Finish Debuts for Coastal-Gray Wood Cladding

News about a new cladding finish from Nakamoto Forestry  The Silver Weathering Stain—now available for their Gendai® yakisugi and unburned sugi wood cladding products—is specially formulated to weather from a bright silver to a soft, coastal gray.

Images Courtesy of: Nakamoto Forestry

The Silver Weathering Stain was created in response to architects and designers looking for a gray cladding option that doesn’t rely on static pigments but instead evolves naturally with exposure to the elements—eliminating the need for recoating or maintenance. Its innovative two-part formulation combines a binder-free silver pigment, which deposits a temporary soft silver tone, and a reactive ferrous sulphate component, which reacts with the wood’s tannins to bleach and lighten its surface over time. The result:

• After three months, the surface pigment begins to wash off.

• At six months, the ferrous sulphate begins reacting with the wood’s tannins, initiating a gradual bleaching process.

• By three years, the siding develops a consistent, silvery-gray tone reminiscent of traditional coastal architecture.