Have you already oiled it? If you do it properly with tung oil you shouldn't need or want to varnish it, wood which has been Shou Sugi Ban'd will be very tough.
Here is my comprehensive 19 step guide! https://www.lfgss.com/comments/15608981/
Do you get black marks and soot everywhere?
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Have you already oiled it? If you do it properly with tung oil you shouldn't need or want to varnish it, wood which has been Shou Sugi Ban'd will be very tough.
Here is my comprehensive 19 step guide!
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/15608981/