Sugi wood

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Sugi

Sugi · Japanese Cedar

A light softwood with warm colour and straight grain. Used for boards, furniture components and small objects.

WOODWAY MAGAZINESugi, or Japanese cedar, is light and fragrant and used for interior panelling, boxes and lunch boxes.

Light brown wood with soft cathedral grain.

Scientific name
Cryptomeria japonica
Origin
Korea and Japan
Colour
Light red-brown
Characteristics
Lightweight wood · Warm colour · Straight grain
Suggested uses
Furniture · Boards · Small objects · Interior pieces

Colour, figure, knots and cracks vary even within the same species. Check photographs, condition and usable dimensions of the actual piece before ordering.