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How to make fusuma sliding doors.
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Fusuma sliding doors used to separate rooms.
At times large rooms are used for parties and at others the room is separated and used as smaller private rooms.
Each door is essentially a series of horizontal s.
I wanted a higher end look but not a higher end price tag.
The heights of fusuma have increased in recent years due to an increase in average height of.
They typically measure about 90 centimetres 3 0 ft wide by 180cm 5 11 tall the same size as a tatami mat and are two or three centimeters thick.
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In traditional japanese houses large spaces are separated for various purposes depending on the time and occasion.
If the door track is on the outside of a wall such as a barn door type hanger design the shoji to cover as much of the wall as you like.
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In this video i demonstrated how to make tracks for a sliding wooden door and a technique to modify your saw blade.
Shoji style sliding closet doors from scratch.
Measure the opening for the shoji sliding door including the thickness of the door frame.
Allow enough space for the door hanging hardware such as within a pocket door track.
You ll want some of these cool sliding doors for your garage once you see how simple they are to construct.
Shoji sliding door panels are attached using a shikii floor rail and a kamoi overhead beam to construct this tracking system from scratch you will have to etch a 1 16.
Installing the rail system.