Shoji english

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11 жыл бұрын

This is the documentation of my one year project building a shoji (japanese sliding door). Questions and critics apreciated.
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@carlowwexford5445 7 жыл бұрын

The traditional style in Japan doesn't have such complicated upper rails; the doors simply slide on small U-shaped slots in the floor between the tatami, and there's a pair of deeper U-shaped slots in the ceiling above so that when summer comes or you have visitors you can lift the doors up and out and stack them away to make a bigger room.

@sepeahtosalo8208 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for the video! Nice work, the finished doors look amazing. I'll have to get into this.

@apophysis2 10 жыл бұрын

Hi, any questions on the building process are welcome.

@kimchee94112 10 жыл бұрын

Excellent, the upper blind is a nice feature in particular. I didn’t think you needed a saw guide, as the Japanese pull saw is so precise with just free hand and eyeball. I did mine on the table saw with a dado blade, went pretty fast once you do it in batch mode. I use the table saw for one operation and a compound sliding miter saw for another so there wasn’t a need to change blades back and forth (other than for a few rip operations on the table saw).. Didn’t need rollers but mine was for windows, pretty smooth once you wax the runners. Yeah, you never have enough clamps.

@apophysis2 10 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for your nice comment. I'm trying to mostly do my projects by hand, so I don't use table or miter saw. In the near future I also plan to build a shoji for my windows and here I'll try without runners.

@mitchwoodwork 10 жыл бұрын

Nice work. I need to make some for my new house, so I was very interested to see the way you did it. Thanks for documenting it so well.

@apophysis2 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mitch for your comment. If you got questions on specific items feel free to contact me. Looking forward to the results of your shoji.

@salahuddinmuhammad3251 9 жыл бұрын

apophysis2 wonderful video. We really want to make some for our upcoming dojo. I need help, lol.

@jochemmartens874 9 жыл бұрын

Salahuddin Muhammad Thanks for the comment. If I can help you with some hints, just send me an email.

@mitchwoodwork 9 жыл бұрын

I still need to make some to keep the workshop cooler, but I keep forgetting with the summer so far away. I shall video the process when I do, although Jochem's slideshow is very thorough and worthy of watching a few times.

@jaynesimmons6320 9 жыл бұрын

Hi. Thank you so for the video. I would like to make one my self. I did not really get how the top sides and bottom of the door fit together. I will watch the video again. I will probably end up getting a book. Thank you again. So nicely done. :-)

@apophysis2 9 жыл бұрын

jayne simmons Hi Jayne, it's a simple mortise and tenon joint, same as for the ends of the kumikos where they are jointed to the outer frame. Wish you luck and success with your own shoji. Cheers

@apophysis2 9 жыл бұрын

Concerning the costs it depends on where you by your wood and which wood you buy. If you buy precut strings this might cost you a bit more but saves you a lot of work. On the other hand if you buy rough lumber from the lumber yard, you might get better quality for less money but harder work (planing). I used some precut strings which cost me about 200 EUR for 4 doors. The paper could be an issue, because I think it's not sold locally, but you can order it online. Cost me about 14 EUR for one role of 7.2 m (about 23 feet) which is enough for 3 doors. Now you ought to do some calculations concerning the wood that you need, than go to your home depot or lumber yard and ask for prices :-) B.t.w.: What is Akijujutsu? Seems to me a combination of Aikido and Jujutsu.

@danbytp 5 жыл бұрын

An Akido skilled man and a Jiujitsu skilled lady had a kid and named him Akijiujitsu.

@geovermont 11 жыл бұрын

Congratulations. I'm sure you learned much about yourself during the project.

@narr2407 8 жыл бұрын

Hi, instead paper rice, can I use glass or it´s soo heavy

@apophysis2 8 жыл бұрын

+narr2407 Hi, I wouldn't recommend glass. As you mentioned yourself it would be to heavy. But if you use glass for one or the other rectangles it could look nice. Perhaps very thin plexiglass (acrylic glass) would do.

@LiloUkulele 9 жыл бұрын

What type of wood do you recommend?

@apophysis2 9 жыл бұрын

Hi Michael, I used pine which is easy to cut and plane .. and it's relatively cheap. In Japan they use cedar as far as I know. Don't use fir or spruce because the doors will become floppy. If you plan to build a shoji, have fun.

@LiloUkulele 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks! one more ?... I am concerned that such narrow rails will bow. I have read that one can rip the stock in half, flip one piece over and laminate back together, thus you have equal and opposite forces....have you had any problems with bowing? thkx again...I have 6 doors for 2 rooms to construct.

@apophysis2 9 жыл бұрын

I didn't experience any bow up to now and this is in my opinion because the lap joints when worked out precisely lock each other (vertical vs. horizontal). But I have to admit this could be due to the fact that weather here in Central Europe doesn't change as much as in other countries. Perhaps you should buy the book of Toshio Odate "Making shoji", which helped me much in addition to the DVD of the same name. If you think that you need experience with the build, try a small one first. Four small ones can make a lamp ;-) Happy woodworking!