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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moore

Cherry Shoji Screens with Kinwashi paper, Cherry panels and our pattern #20

Note the panel grain is perfectly centered. Note the ebony pull falls center between the horizontal kumiko. The one that is not there!  Let the eye traverse left to the last square and it becomes apparent.

Gorgeous silky cherry panel.

This is a hidden tapered half lap joint, for maximum strength ,  leaving the outside of the joint to show unbroken smooth grain.

Trade secret- how we clamp- a few left over wood slats  and some softwood wedges. Sometimes ancient simplicity is best. Strong, light, and makes good kindling when job is done!

Neuman

Beech shoji with a SW Fruitwood stain on the frames with Port Orford Cedar Kumiko in our Fibonacci sequence kumiko pattern.



The overall pattern is a Fibonacci series (1,1,2,3,5,8 ...), and various sections of the pattern show Golden Rectangles (1-1.618), squares and various other pleasing geometric proportions.

Yes, we actually think about this while laying out a kumiko screen design!



Shoji kumiko detail.