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.