Keeping track of everything was important so as to not get the sets of parts.
Making shoji sliding doors.
Here follows a detailed description of the process i used to make a set of shoji doors.
The construction of shoji japanese sliding doors requires intricate skills and attention to detail.
Measure the opening for the shoji sliding door including the thickness of the door frame.
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.
They will become the left and right sides.
Step by step instructions illustrated with photos of each work in progress.
Cut two vertical pieces of wood to the height measurement from step 1.
Shoji sliding door panels are attached using a shikii floor rail and a kamoi overhead beam.
How to build a japanese shoji sliding door step 1.
Shoji style sliding closet doors from scratch.
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.
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.