Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Treyball

 

Three shoji screens to span 108" wide opening. Built in Maple with a Sapele 'moon' and Sapele bottom door panels. Each shoji is 37-3/8" x 88-5/8". The pictures don't do these justice - so pretty in person. We worked with our client on the kumiko pattern. 
Frances did a wonderful job on the layout, note how the lower kumiko lead the eye to a "horizon" where the  moon quietly sets.
We are much better at making shoji than taking photo's-
those Sapele panels have a ribbon grain and absolutely glow with reflective beauty.
Praise the tree, we had nothing to do with that!
 
The moon shows a bit darker than actual in the photo.

This is a better color example. Pencil for scale. We try to keep the joints tight!
 
All our free floating kumiko ends are beveled to finish them off cleanly.
 
Elvis stepped in for scale. He is 6 ft tall.
 
Shoji pocket door with the same kumiko pattern scaled down for this 28" x 80" door.

 

 

 


 

 

 

Friday, November 13, 2020

Siler

 

Beech shoji screens with 1 mm White Warlon and Ebony inlaid door pulls.
Each shoji is 35-3/4" x 86-3/4" x 1-3/8".
 

Elvis stepped in for size - he is 6 feet tall.
 
The 1 mm White Warlon with dark and light backgrounds.
 
Large inlaid Ebony door pulls.

 

 


Thursday, November 12, 2020

J Martin Builders

 

Shoji screens built in Beech for a double pocket using 1 mm white Warlon, Japanese Cherry inlaid door pulls and satin nickel inlaid edge pulls.. not shown.
 
Elvis stepped in for size - he is 6 feet tall.

Japanese Cherry inlaid door pulls

 

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Osborne

 

Beautiful little shoji screens built in Beech with 1 mm bamboo Warlon and our K20 pattern.
These are pocket shoji, so the outer stiles are 1/2" wider to go into the pocket and make sure no gap shows. The darker backdrop, pictured below, really pops the bamboo pattern.
(The change in shoji wood color is due to the camera compensating
for a different background tone.)
 
 
The horizontal kumiko that end on a vertical kumiko are angle cut
so the join is not visible from the side.

 
 
Wood clamps and wedges hold the join
together while the glue dries.
 
This is the kumiko/insert sandwich - Spacers are cut from cardboard  to align the upper and lower kumiko grids during assembly or the vertical kumiko will not align properly.
 
 
 
And of course Elvis had to step in for scale.
 
 

 

 

 

 

Monday, October 12, 2020

Ramakrishnan

 

Sapele shoji screens with our K16 (a Fibonacci based kumiko pattern), 1 mm Warlon laminated paper and inlaid Ebony door pulls. Span is 114".
Shoji size is 39-1/4" x 76-1/2" x 1-3/8"
 
 
Elvis stepped in for scale. He is 6' tall.
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

Square Root Construction

 

Sapele Shoji screens to span 110-5/8" wide pocket with Kumiko pattern #2, 1 mm Warlon laminated paper, inlaid Ebony door pulls and a satin Nickel edge pull not pictured.
 
Elvis stepped in for scale. He is 6' tall.
 
Close up of the super figure in the Sapele kumiko.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Vandenberg

 

Three of the four shoji to span an opening 138" wide. We didn't have the room 
to lay them all out. Built in Maple with 1 mm Kinwashi Warlon, our client's 
kumiko pattern and inlaid Ebony door pulls.
 
Elvis stepped in for size - he is 6' tall.
 
Two shoji for a doorway in the same room.
Each shoji is 42-3/8" x 84-1/8" x 1-3/8".

 

 

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Erickson

 

A series of 5 Maple shoji screens with Maple lower door panels, 1 mm Kinwashi Warlon laminated paper and Japanese Cherry inlaid door pulls. 
The tall shoji screens are 96" in height
 
 
 
Elvis steps in for scale. He is six feet tall.

 

 

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Lamont Bros.

 

 Beech Shoji screens with 0.3 White Warlon Paper for a barn door type install.
Elvis stepped in for scale, he is 6 feet tall.
 
 
Pictured with the pocket door also part of this order.
 
Shoji screens

 

 

 

Friday, August 14, 2020

Krueg

 

Cherry shoji screen for a wall window - 79" x 50" - with 0.3 mm White Haruki Warlon laminated paper and inlaid Japanese Cherry door pulls. 
Will be installed with wood tracking and side jambs.

shoji kumiko detail

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Kern Construction


Pocket door shoji screens
Pocket door shoji screens built in Beech with 1 mm White Warlon laminated paper, inlaid Ebony door pulls and inlaid edge pulls.


Shoji screens for a double pocket
The two shoji side by side for the double pocket.

Beech shoji screens
Elvis stepped in for scale.

Oehmke


Beech Shoji Screens
Beech Shoji panels with 1 mm Bamboo Warlon to be hinged.


Beech shoji window panels
Elvis stepped in for scale.

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Warehall


Shoji Screens with K14 kumiko pattern
Cherry Shoji screens to span 131-3/4" x 98-1/8". Each shoji screen is 34-3/8" x 94" x 1-3/8". Kumiko pattern #14 with 0.45 Opaque White Warlon laminated paper, Cherry lower door panels and Japanese Cherry inlaid door pulls.


Elvis stepped in for scale. He is 6' tall.


Detail of Japanese Cherry inlaid door pull.
Japanese Cherry is a lighter wood tone than American Cherry.


Monday, July 13, 2020

Scully


Cherry Japanese Shoji screens
Three of eight shoji screens to create a light wall - 286" by 96".
Shoji built in Cherry with 0.3 mm White Warlon laminated paper.
We only had room to show a few of these.
Installed with 2 channel wood tracking.

Custom shoji screens
Elvis stepped in for scale - he is 6' tall - and one of Ed's handmade guitars.

Shoji door bottom rail figured cherry
Detail of the nice figure in the Cherry.