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DonaldB, Peschke

TedKralicek

DouglasL.Hicks

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KenMunkel

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Jackie Slroud

PatKoob

LisaThompson

Ken Miner

CherylScott

Je€nCarey

Archie K6use

ABour r[Is IssuE. I've ahays rcspected

JapMese artcbit€€ture and cnftsrnanship.

There's no doubt that traditional Japanese

homes (dd tbeir sumunding gardeN)

brins man and natwe in close hannony

while at the sarnetine being praciical and

efficient.

Yet, while I admire the senius of Ja

pan€se architecture, Japuese tumiiure

design is not so nuch to my liking. And

that pr€*nts a pmblem from the stDd-

poini of a woodworker who wanls to par-

ticipat€ in some way with Japanesedesign.

I'!e been a lot morc interest€d in build

ins r Japanesehous€than any piee of Ja-

panesetumitule I've seen. The solution is

simple - build o y palt ofa house.

That is, I wantad to build the one desisn

element that epitomizesJapdese architec-

tuft: shoji screens. Ohe* are ihe sliding

dooE rhat alow the ble.dins of dchitec-

turc with natue while still offering some

To get a little realism inio the shot, he

wanted to hans the bbdhouse on a trce

linb outsid€ our shop window. Within two

days a family of wr€ns pronptly noved in.

Th€y worked on tbe nest, flying in and out,

and at tines perchins on the r@f. It woukl

hav€ been a pefect shot.

But every time he opened the vindow

to get a clear shot, the wrons becane

camera shy. Tne only tine they seened

not io car€ about Ted and the cmera was

in the lat€ aftenoon or evening when the

light wa-s low (too low for photography

without a flash).

Well, Teddjdn't get the shothe wanted.

You'll have to use your imagination t see

a camera shy \aen poking ber head out of

the birdhouse hole. Even with our pedodic

intemptions, the Fens seem to enjoy

theb new home and !e have enjoyed

watahins th€m busily buildins ir.

NEw FAcEs. I Eually announce new

menb€rs of our happy gmup in this

colmn. But last year, s'hen Kent Welsh

joined us as nanaser of the Woo..lsrijr,

Sior€ here in Des Moines, I complet€ly for-

got to mention bim.

I met Kent as he wa-shelpins us \"ith

tbc r€modeling of ar old cariase housebe-

hind our nain buildins. His work was ne

ticulous and cmnn especiallyon the con

sinction of ihe main stafcase we added to

lead to the secondfloor. (It's a bis caniase

However, I will a.dnit to feelins a little

awkward about tahng on thtu project. It

s€€msbest ]€It to a lectue ftom a visiti.g

Japdese rnster shoji rnaker (tat€su shi).

With a bow to tbose who have devot€d

th€ir lives to this work, I d€cided to try

my hand at this ancient tmde. I d€€ided to

build a foldins scr€en ma.de with three

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As we gol into ihe initial desigr stages,

my hesitation about the Foject resur-facad.

W}at happened ws that we wanted to

rnake a couple of changesto the haditiorul

shoji - and I didn't feel comfortable about

cbanging a desisn sreeped in tmdition.

On iraditionaL shoji, tho $id that foms

the cenier of thc fmme can be seen only

fion one side; rice paper coveN the other

side. But becauseof the mrure of the fold-

ing scrcen, we wanted to have g ds on

both sides.

Sinc€ the sids are haditionaly mor

tised into the ilames, if the paper were

danased, it would be nearly impossible to

replace witbout dismantlins ihe entirc

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Rather thd mortise each piece of the

grid into the frame, we assembledu en

tire grid that is held into the outside fizme

$ith rcmovable stops.

So, arc these authentic shoji or are they

simply foldins s.reens thnt look like shoji?

The latter is nore acculate. But no matt€r

whar the origin or authenticity, I've en-

joy€d buildinsthem.

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& T""hrtques

Cut the top pael 8" wide and the bor,

tom panel 9" wnte. Then cut both to a com-

mon lensth. I found ,{J' a confon-able

lenglh for a.connodating most sork-

pieces, but if you sork with lonser stock

ud have an ourfeed table or support, you

cu ingease the lensth of the panels.

FINEAIUUS'IIEN' S'OP BI.(XK

I make lap joints frequ€ntly and use a

simple adjustable stop blftk for my table

saw to accurately locate and cut the

shoddeN.Thesiopblocklets ne/r!,1tr,€

the locationof th€ cut.

To make the siop, scres a parhead

screw part way into the end of a scrap

blmk. Then (tmp the block to an au idv

fe.ce scrcrved to lhe mjter Aauge so the

scr€w head acts s a stop at the end of the

SCTEWGAPS

W})en scrcwing ts'o flat pieces of wood tG

serher, a gap often appem b€tween ilre

t\o nating surfac€s. The gap is usuallv

causedby rvood fib€Il] that have uised out

of the back board as the scrcw is dri!€n in.

If usins hddw&xl, Do amount of tishten

ing $'ill corcct th€ problem.

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couNlEnqil(

Tbe two panels &e held togcthe. sith

/i' cmiase b{1Lsmd $ins nut!. To ddl

the holesfor the bolts, chmp the two piec€s

together wiih the back edsesflush. Then

drill ts'o mws of holes thrcugh both of rhe

To solve the pmblen. I slishtly counter

sinkihc shankholeonthe ldlrrnle oI the

fiont boa . This creates a void tbr anv

uised frbeN to fit into. If you'rc aFeady

set up to count€rsink tbe top of the hole,

it's easyto {li! the bodd over and coun

Jint Re iri

K('Jeu, Pen slLxahiI

I ldated one rc\r of hoies l from thc

b:rck ads€ so the jig will ac.ept wide

boards. The other ro$' is located 4/r'

from tbe b:ck cdse for nanrw boads. On

the bottom side of the boitom panel.

couDterborc each hole lbr the he,!d of the

Staft by setti.g the sdew heel so the

cut wil be made just a little shy of the

shodder line. Then make a cut and check

irs locntion. Now sneak up on the shouid€r

line by slowlJ tisht€ning rlo$n the screw

wji.h a soewdriver and cuttins a$ain until

the cui is right where vou rvul it. By tum-

mg the screw in or out just a littl€, you cd

realy fine tune the location of the cut.

To make cross laps in the centel of a

boaftl, dmp a.other stop block and sclew

it to the fr end of ihe aLl\iliary fence to

contlol the ]@rion of the other shodder.

Clarnping stop blocks to an arl\ilarv

fene Fevents the ivorl"iece ftom av€r

siidins beyond the shoulder lines.

Lrciai H. Ercu,t

E elsiot, Mirwsota

PUNCHINGIIN

In lt/oodsrril, No. 55 wc featured a

countrJ pie safe and an artjcle on how to

punch the tin panelsfo. the dooF. After

the afticle ap])ea].ed we h€{d fton a

couple r€aders Nho hale built pie safesDd

ofered two morc tin punching nethods:

EdL!,n l:t.tt af HatPr, Illtrro;snouDts a

punch in a dil pr€ss. 'l'hen he scts lhe

deptb gauge on the drill pless for the cor

rect sizeholewhen lhe pun.h is lowered.

Br movins the tin around on the drill p.ess

bble and loweins tbe punch into the tin,

he punchesunifom holes.

D.'tlki.\ Std\tLL oJ DaitiLte, Vitpitrt

usesan autonaticcenterpunchthat'snor.-

mallv used lbr metal lavoui sork. A punch

like this sels fo. about S10. It's a sinsle

haDd opeiation and can be adjusted from

shalios to deeppeneiution. The tips crn

also b€ resound to different hole shapes.

IIPPING JIG

ln Woo(l^enith No. 53 a reader recon

mendad cutting a straight edg€ on a

oooked bodd by temponudJ sluins a

workTiece to a stmight calrier boad $ith

hot melt glu€. Then the cader boafti is

run along the rip fence to cut a stmight

edge on the worlTiece.

This meibod works fine wbcn cutting

flat, smoothboads, but when the work

piec€ is mugh or warped, this can be inef-

fectiveandeven dangerous.

To usethejig, cut r eouplespacerblock

the same thickness as the wor.LTieceand

slip them b€lween the panels alons the

back edge of the jis (see drawing above).

This keepsthe backedse of the top panel

ftom tiltiDg down when rhe rvorkpiece is

fit alons the ftont cdse. Then slip ihe

workpiece between tire two pdels and

tighten down the Ning nuts.

Nos $'ith ure back edse of the jig run

nins alons the np fcnce, cut a straight edge

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we pay a minimum ol$10tottips,and S15or

morelor spEcial

rschniquss

{that areacc€pt€d

Instead,I use

a simple jig ihat holds the workpj€ce tu]nly

in pl&e b€tw€€n t$o pbNood panels.

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BASEDONJAPANESE

SHOJI

This folding sar€en is a scaleddoM ver-

sion or a traditional Japanes shoji (plo-

nounced shoFs€e). In Japan, shojis are

u-s€das slidins dooB or room partitions

that nD from floor to ceiling.

OuI veEion is shorter. It can be used to

divide otr a section of a rcom or as a dress-

ing screen. In addition t the sire, we've

also made some other chanses. Japanese

shojis have a center erid motised int the

fi'ane with rice pap€r glued to th€ back of

the grid. The paper is traditionally

changed every year b€fore New Y€a/s

Day so the hoNe m b€gin the year with

ro SlzE

The fEt step in making the screens is io

cut aI of the fane pieces 1%" thick.

(Note: See page 22 for a discussion of

woods to use.) To obtain the \'l,'-thick

stock, you can reew 8/4 stock (r%"

thick), glue up lwo pieces of "/i' st@k, or

use "2 by" (1'r' tbick) material.

6Tlr-Es.Each fiame onsists of two stites

(vetical pieces)and three mils (horizontal

pieces). To nake enoush parts for each

6iarne, cut two stiles (A) to a width of 2"

ed a lengih of 617"", see Fis. t. (This

length js based on the spacins of the $id.

If you want a diferent heisht screen, in'

creese or decrea-se

in increments of 3ili

- the heisht of one grid section.

rlAIIs. After ihe stiles are cut to size,

cut thre€ rails (B) for each6.me to a width

ofz" a.d a lensthof 16",s€eFig. 1. (Note:

The mils stdt out at 1'l," thick and &e

later r€sa$n to 1%,' thick.)

GtoovES

Once aI the fi'aine pieces are cut to width

and length, cut two vJ' sreoves on the in-

side edge of aI the pieces. Tbese grooves

seNe two purposes: Fint, they hold the

stops that k€ep the panel and grids in

phce, refer to Figs. 22 and 2] on pages 8

and 9. S€cond,they hold splines to join the

stiles to the mils, refer to Fig. 6.

cu'rrtr{c Trfi cBoovEs. To cut the %"-

deep grooves, set up the ip fen(€ so it's

,/i'from th€ saw blade, se€ Fig. 2. To hold

the workpiece tight against the fence, I

clamp€d a featherboard to the saw tsble.

cRosssEcItoN

NOIE:

WOODSMTTH

A DESIGN

Each of the sectionsin our foldins *reen

has ,r1,o gids with a translucent "pap€f'

sandwiched between the slids. (we used

a tough fiberglass rnaterial, but you could

also use nce paper, see Souc€s, page %.)

Instead of b€ins mortjs€d into the fi'ane,

the sdds @ held in placewjth stops (strips

ihat fit in gmoves in the fi-de.)

cur FrartES

Then cut two grooves on Lhet'Jid" edee

of all ofthe stiles andrails. ODthe hnldle

nil only, cul the groov€s on l,ot, edses. To

cut th€ sccondgroove, tm the piec€ cnd

lor+nd. (Nole: If the slilcs ee at all

bowed,cur the gftoves on the converside

so it bows in to\r'aftl the c€nter of the

ftame. Then the gdd \r,il force the piece

sirarght. )

END CROOVES,Ne\I, to acccpt t}e

splines,cut matching sreov€s in the ends

of the mils. To do ihis, don't changeth.

saw seLting, but stand the rnils on eDdand

cut Lhe end grooves, see Fis. J. (Shop

Note: I supported the worlrciece with a

wood block.A tenon jig s'ould alsoD.ork,

but that requircs rcsctting the tence.)

cuT To TErcKNnss.Afte. the end

grooves arc cut, lhe mils (B) cu be cut to

findl thickness TradrtLnnal Jal'3nei de

.iqn .rlls lur the rrils tu be thmner thrn

lhe stiles. To do this, cut L/r'off eachlail

usinga two-sicpmeLhod, sec F;g- ,1.

Filsl, se! the rip fence l,/.'frcm the

bliie and.ur ', uff uneirle, seeStrp I

in Frs 4. Tlen move thc fenceI' aid (Lrt

Yi'ofr the othe. s e, seeSicp 2.

cHAr Flns

Before a\scmblinsthe fnme, I chamler.€d

the cdses. Or thc stiles.chanfcf,.ll ofthe

edges excepi where ihe end of tbe stile

meatsthe rail, seeFig. 5.

On the nils, chrmler onlythe iop c(lses

of the top Eil and the bottom edqes of the

boLtom nil. Don't chmtor the insrde edg€s

5PIINES

The framc is hel.l togcl.hef with splines

ibaLfit nr thc glooves. St.d bX resasiDg

sto(k to thichess to matchthe $!o!cs.

CLITTo lrrltrrH- !'or sh€ngth, the gl.tin

on tbe splinesshould run I*rrrendicular to

the joint line This m,tes th€ slLjnesNider

than they are iong, notegaiD dircctionin

Fig. ii-

For the splincs (C) oDihe to! and bol

tom joints, cul ihem lo width to fit fiur

the edgc of the l?il to the bottom .rf the

sphne $oovc (1^1, sce Fic.6. Snrce

thcre d€ glooves on both sides of the

middlerail, the mnkllo splines (Il) are cut

to fit beiween ihe spLn€ lDooves (114"

wide).

NOTE:

see lig. ?. I

started by gluing the splines into the end

grooves in Lhe rEls. Krcp th€ sphres

cenLeredon the middieuil and flushwitlr

ihe top axl bollom edges of ihe top and

botiomruils, see Fjg. 6.

Ne\t glue aDd clamp the filme so thr

bottom edg. of the ni&llc uil is 10' up

frum the hottomrn.l. aheck thrt the !reces

lie flnt and the enilsa.P n ,qh

WOoDSMITH

ASSEMBIY

ODceall of lhe splin$ arc cut to sizr, thc

irane can be a-ssemble(I,

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