Monday, September 30, 2024

Martens

 

Closet shoji built in Cherry with White Warlon and inlaid Japanese Cherry door pulls. 
Each shoji 34-5/8" x 76-5/16" x 1-3/8".
Below Elvis stepped in for scale, he is 6 feet tall.

Closet shoji screens built in Cherry

Study closet shoji screens built in Cherry with Chiri Warlon and inlaid Ebony door pulls.
Each shoji 27-3/4" x 50-5/8" x 1-3/8"

 
Above a close up of the Ebony inlaid door pulls.
Below a close up of the Japanese Cherry inlaid door pulls.
 
Japanese Cherry inlaid door pulls

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

ALLOY Architecture + Construction

 

Something a bit different, designed for a window opening by our client.
The proportions worked out really well.

Sliding shoji screens

As usual, Elvis stepped in for scale, he is 6 ft tall. Shoji size is 33" x 75-9/16" x 1-3/8".

This shows the detail of our tapered half lap joinery. This is the backside of the joint.
Note in the photo below how the joint is hidden.

Detail kumiko half lap
The blind, tapered half lap joint-no end grain shows.

Inlaid door pulls Japanese cherry
Japanese Cherry pulls inlaid into Beech frames.

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Roberts

Beech shoji screens
 Beech shoji screens to span a 144-1/2" doorway, sliding into a double pocket when open.
We only had room to set up two of the doors. These will be joined to make one large shoji.
Elvis stepped in for scale. He is 6' tall.

Custom shoji screens

 

Each pair of shoji will be joined to function as one sliding door using the hardware pictured above. The picture below is of the joinery strap at the top of the shoji. These pictures are from a different order which is why the wood (Cherry not Beech) is different. Client has their own tracking. Pictures of Rockridge on the portfolio page.

Shoji Joinery hardware

 

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Bolles

 

Shoji screens built in Cherry wood

Shoji screens built in Cherry with Chiri Warlon laminated paper and Ebony door pulls.
Shoji span is 98-1/2" x 96" to be used as a room divider.
Below Elvis stepped in for scale. He is 6 ft tall.

Cherry shoji with Chiri Warlon paper

Detail shot of shoji below.

Shoji screen inlaid Ebony door pull

Thursday, June 6, 2024

Featherstone

 

Beech shoji screens for an upstairs loft area. Built using Waterfall Warlon laminated paper and inlaid Japanese Cherry door pulls. Span is 100-1/2" x 43-1/2".
Elvis stepped in for scale, he is 6 ft. tall.

Waterfall Warlon which is a new one we are stocking for shoji. The darker background shows the pattern better. Detail picture below.

Detail Shoji screen Warlon

Above head shoji installed with wood tracking get a special treatment. Simple screws with corresponding recesses in the upper tracking only allow the shoji to install at one point along the tracking. The screws fill in the gap between the top of the shoji and the upper tracking groove so the shoji can't be nudged and fall out. 




Friday, May 10, 2024

Schwantje Stuart

 

Cherry shoji screens with Sapele lower door panels and Kinwashi Warlon laminated paper. The pattern is what I call Mona Pearl's moon since I think she was the first person we built  this style for. Actually the first was a smaller version that you can see here.

As usual, Elvis stepped in for scale. He is 6' tall. The shoji are to span 116" less side jambs. Each shoji is 40" x 80" x 1-3/8"

Shoji kumiko detail

Lower door panel in Sapele

Inlaid Ebony door pull detail

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Pan Mather

 

Custom Beech Shoji Screen Window size
Shoji window screens built in Beech to span 143-1/2" x 45-1/4" - there are 4 shoji but we only had room to display 2. They will be installed on a second story half wall to close off a bedroom. The screws at top create a simple lock to keep the shoji from coming out of their tracking when bumped. Below Elvis stepped in for scale, he is 6 feet tall.
 

Japanese shoji interior window