Making Shoji Sliding Doors

Now comes the fun part.
Making shoji sliding doors. Here follows a detailed description of the process i used to make a set of shoji doors. How to build a japanese shoji sliding door step 1. The construction of shoji japanese sliding doors requires intricate skills and attention to detail. Keeping track of everything was important so as to not get the sets of parts.
The most commonly used washi paper contains fibers from the gambi shrub mitsumata shrub or the. They will become the left and right sides. Shoji style sliding closet doors from scratch. The kreg jig i mentioned in the intro is invaluable to this.
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. Installing the rail system. Step by step instructions illustrated with photos of each work in progress. I am writing this about a year after i completed my doors so i don t have my original.
Diy japanese shoji sliding door panels selecting washi paper. Cut two vertical pieces of wood to the height measurement from step 1.