Keeping track of everything was important so as to not get the sets of parts.
Making shoji sliding doors.
Now comes the fun part.
Shoji sliding door panels are attached using a shikii floor rail and a kamoi overhead beam.
Cut two vertical pieces of wood to the height measurement from step 1.
Shoji style sliding closet doors from scratch.
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.
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.
The kreg jig i mentioned in the intro is invaluable to this.
Installing the rail system.
How to build a japanese shoji sliding door step 1.
Diy japanese shoji sliding door panels selecting washi paper.
Measure the opening for the shoji sliding door including the thickness of the door frame.
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.