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DonaldB, Peschke
TedKralicek
DouglasL.Hicks
DouglasM.Lidslor
KenMunkel
DavidKreyling
Carychristensen
RodStoakes
Chris Glowacki
SandyBaum,
Mgr.
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.
;--f{{
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
SIND IN YOUI IOEA5
other
teadets
ol woodsnilh, send your
idea lol
Woodsnith,
-fips
& T€.nniqu6s, 2200
Grand
Ave.,Des
Moines,
lowa50312,
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.
acompt€teexptana-
lion
ol
your
idsa.ll a sk€rch
Sta}e Bdffttt
Missotlle,
Moltaw
is nesded,ssnd
it
alongiwsll
drawa n6won€.
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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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