Product Description

This text presents a practical guide to designing and making Japanese screens for the home and office. It includes all the basics of materials design, assembly and installation.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #160782 in Books
• Published on: 1988-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

Customer Reviews

Big on ideas but light on detail
This little volume is an excellent help to anyone who has decided to use shoji in and around the home but it is not a very detailed guide to how to build these screens. It's big on ideas and suggestions for how to use shoji and offers a lot of details on how to select and cut your timber but when it comes to the construction the detail tails off somewhat. You can build shoji with the aid of this but you will need design and carpentry skills that are not described in here so it is really aimed at someone with carpentry experience who want inspiration for design rather than a step by step guide.

So rather more marks for its insprational value than its practical worth and if you want to make such a screen and have no previous experience then get this and a general manual on woodworking. On the other hand if you have that experience and want to try your hand at shoji this is probably one of the better books available.

A review rather than a screening.....
I'm a joiner by trade but after reading this little book I'll seek to become a carpenter. The delicacy and flexibility of Shoji encourage me to promote them for many uses, beyond just the traditional,the modern development of glass screens for outside use is just one. The explanations of tools and the drawings mean that anyone can have a go. After making my first I decided to redesign my lounge to create a sense of Japan and the Shoji play an important part in that.