Step by step instructions illustrated with photos of each work in progress.
Making shoji sliding doors.
Diy japanese shoji sliding door panels selecting washi paper.
The most commonly used washi paper contains fibers from the gambi shrub mitsumata shrub or the.
The construction of shoji japanese sliding doors requires intricate skills and attention to detail.
Shoji style sliding closet doors from scratch.
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.
Now comes the fun part.
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.
Here follows a detailed description of the process i used to make a set of shoji doors.
Measure the opening for the shoji sliding door including the thickness of the door frame.
How to build a japanese shoji sliding door step 1.
Shoji sliding door panels are attached using a shikii floor rail and a kamoi overhead beam.
I am writing this about a year after i completed my doors so i don t have my original.
Cut two vertical pieces of wood to the height measurement from step 1.