Shoji style sliding closet doors from scratch.
Making shoji sliding doors.
While many of the shoji doors in this project had different over all dimensions the joinery dimensions were all similar the main differences being piece total length and spacing of the kumiko mortises in the rails and stiles.
Here follows a detailed description of the process i used to make a set of shoji doors.
I am writing this about a year after i completed my doors so i don t have my original.
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.
The kreg jig i mentioned in the intro is invaluable to this.
Now comes the fun part.
Diy japanese shoji sliding door panels selecting washi paper.
How to build a japanese shoji sliding door step 1.
They will become the left and right sides.
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.
The construction of shoji japanese sliding doors requires intricate skills and attention to detail.
Installing the rail system.
Keeping track of everything was important so as to not get the sets of parts.