Diy japanese shoji sliding door panels selecting washi paper.
Diy japanese sliding doors.
Shoji sliding door kit.
I needed a door for the kitchen but wanted to keep the room as bright as possible so i decided to build a shoij screen sliding door.
Measure the opening for the shoji sliding door including the thickness of the door frame.
Our collection of 7 foot 84 japanese style sliding doors traditionally called shoji doors in japan has been very popular.
I needed a door for a room that i ended up converting it into an office.
I am writing this about a year after i completed my doors so i don t have my original.
Now comes the fun part.
They will become the left and right sides.
The kreg jig i mentioned in the intro is invaluable to this.
Very simple cheap and q.
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This video is my first adventure in building something from scratch.
In many cases it consists of 4 doors that slide in a bottom rail at the floor and a top rail.
Cut two vertical pieces of wood to the height measurement from step 1.
Installing the rail system.
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.
Spread water soluble rice glue available where pick up the washi on the faces of the stiles and crosspieces on one side the panel.
Above the top rail a non movable blending completes the project.
A shoji is the japanese word for a paper wall or door.
Unroll a sheet of washi or japanese rice paper large enough to cover one of the panels.