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