Cut two vertical pieces of wood to the height measurement from step 1.
Make japanese style sliding doors.
Moreover most people come to appreciate the beauty and love the hard work shown in our sliding shoji doors.
Use our products to fill your home for a zen look or to create your own japanese themed party.
How to build a japanese shoji sliding door step 1.
They will become the left and right sides.
Traditional shoji are handmade by craftsmen called tategu ya.
Interior walls of houses constructed with shoji doors can be removed from their tracks to expand the rooms for parties.
Our oriental wardrobe room divider door kits offer a wide choice of materials from which to create the shoji look and are somewhat more robust than traditional rice paper.
In fact these make the perfect gift for someone who is a fan of japanese architecture.
Measure the opening for the shoji sliding door including the thickness of the door frame.
Installing the rail system.
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.
The ease of transforming the room the ability to create an open or a secluded space depending on the particular needs makes them so unique.
Sliding doors in the japanese style fully retain all the features of the shoji which like everything in the culture of japan has a special meaning.
I am writing this about a year after i completed my doors so i don t have my original.
Now you can create a shoji sliding door of your very own from our japanese sliding door kits.
It could be a japanese style sliding wardrobe or a japanese shoji room divider.
Shoji sliding door panels are attached using a shikii floor rail and a kamoi overhead beam.
Now comes the fun part.