Installing the rail system.
Diy japanese sliding doors.
Very simple cheap and q.
Shoji sliding door kit.
They will become the left and right sides.
Diy japanese shoji sliding door panels selecting washi paper.
Shoji sliding door panels are attached using a shikii floor rail and a kamoi overhead beam.
How to build a japanese shoji sliding door step 1.
Unroll a sheet of washi or japanese rice paper large enough to cover one of the panels.
A shoji is the japanese word for a paper wall or door.
In many cases it consists of 4 doors that slide in a bottom rail at the floor and a top rail.
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.
Cut two vertical pieces of wood to the height measurement from step 1.
The kreg jig i mentioned in the intro is invaluable to this.
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Measure the opening for the shoji sliding door including the thickness of the door frame.
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.
The most commonly used washi paper contains fibers from the gambi shrub mitsumata shrub or the.
Now comes the fun part.
Above the top rail a non movable blending completes the project.
This video is my first adventure in building something from scratch.