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Four Panel Shoji Screen

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This is a 4 Panel Shoji that I made several years ago. This has double sided lattice. The panel is made of rice paper. If you need practice making lap joints and mortises, this is your project. This one is made of Cherry with an oil and varnish finish. I guess I’m lucky. The lady that commissioned this normally liked to have everything made mostly of purpleheart. Each panel is 14”w x 74”h.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com


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GaryK

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posted 637 days ago

That’s pretty nice! Looks like a lot of work.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Scott Bryan

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posted 637 days ago

Very nice project. I don’t believe that you can go wrong with cherry. Nice finish as well.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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trifern

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posted 637 days ago

Very nice. How is the rice paper mounted?

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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motthunter

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posted 637 days ago

I need to make something like this. Great job.

-- making sawdust....

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libris

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posted 637 days ago

Pretty nice prject. Can you buy the wide rice paper? I can’t imagine this material.

-- Libris, South Korea

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tenontim

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posted 637 days ago

I think I got the paper from one of the Lee Valley seasonal Christmas catalogs. It’s listed as Shoji paper. www.eshoji.com also has a large variety of papers. The paper usually comes with a rice paste that can be used to glue it to the lattice. I used white glue on mine. After the glue dries, you can mist the paper with water, then use a blow dryer to dry it and it will tighten up the paper.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

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cajunpen

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posted 637 days ago

Nice – but WAY too much for me. It came out really nice though.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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Blake

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posted 637 days ago

Very nice project.

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libris

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posted 637 days ago

tmuli, I guess you got another guess. Usually Japan shoji produced from the ‘paper mulberry’ and they use rice glue for gluing.
And also I use traditional Korean papaer named ‘Hanji’. It is almost same with shoji frorm characteristics to way to use.

-- Libris, South Korea

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rikkor

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posted 636 days ago

Great work. I wish I had the patience for a project like that.

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Robb

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posted 636 days ago

Nice! That’s a whole lotta joints! Hope your customer was happy :).

-- Robb

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Karson

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posted 631 days ago

A great project. Looks like a fun project to make. Lots of skill practice.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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