The construction of shoji japanese sliding doors requires intricate skills and attention to detail.
Making shoji sliding doors.
Step by step instructions illustrated with photos of each work in progress.
The most commonly used washi paper contains fibers from the gambi shrub mitsumata shrub or the.
Installing the rail system.
Measure the opening for the shoji sliding door including the thickness of the door frame.
This guide to creating shoji brings together both traditional insight and technical mastery of the craft from the perspective of an apprenticed sliding door maker.
Diy japanese shoji sliding door panels selecting washi paper.
Here follows a detailed description of the process i used to make a set of shoji doors.
How to build a japanese shoji sliding door step 1.
Shoji style sliding closet doors from scratch.
The kreg jig i mentioned in the intro is invaluable to this.
Keeping track of everything was important so as to not get the sets of parts.
Shoji sliding door panels are attached using a shikii floor rail and a kamoi overhead beam.
Now comes the fun part.
I am writing this about a year after i completed my doors so i don t have my original.