Using a pencil and ruler or t square mark all out the size and shape of the openings for each pane of rice paper traditionally called lights in shoji screens.
How to make shoji style sliding closet doors.
Now comes the fun part.
Cut two vertical pieces of wood to the height measurement from step 1.
However typical stiles and rails are 2 inches by 1 3 8 inches.
To make the track smooth spread a thin layer of wax across the floor rail or add a vinyl lubricating strip.
The thickness of the wood depends on the size of your shoji door.
These are called stiles.
Traditional shoji are made from a variety of woods most of which are expensive and.
Sliding doors to use shoji screens as sliding closet doors with one screen sliding in front of the other within the door opening install tracks in the top and bottom of the opening and fit the.
We show you how to make these japanese shoji rice paper screen doors using simple hand tools.
I am writing this about a year after i completed my doors so i don t have my original.
The kreg jig i mentioned in the intro is invaluable to this.
Once the grooves have been cut the panels can be slotted into place.
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Shoji style sliding closet doors from scratch.
They will become the left and right sides of the shoji frame.
Cut the plywood to the size of your door.