{"product_id":"making-shoji-paperback","title":"Making Shoji - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eToshio Odate\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLaure Olender\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn to make traditional Japanese sliding doors and screens for your home!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe construction of shoji--Japanese sliding doors and screens--requires great skill and attention to detail. However, the task is within the reach of amateur woodworkers, and the results will add grace and serenity to any interior. With Toshio Odate's help, woodworkers can tackle this traditional craft with confidence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOdate, who served a craftsman's apprenticeship during his youth, unites traditional insight and technical mastery in a way that anyone can understand. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaking Shoji\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e includes step-by-step instructions, illustrated by photos taken at every stage of the work, give detailed information on how to prepare materials, lay out joints, cut the parts, and assemble two shoji projects: the common sliding screen with hipboard, plus an intricate transom featuring the beautiful \u003ci\u003easanoha\u003c\/i\u003e pattern. Building on this foundation, Odate gives construction details and notes on eight shoji variations. Technical chapters cover the Japanese mortise-and-tenon joint, shoji paper, and homemade rice glue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing upon his unusual life, Odate includes richly moving stories of his sometimes harsh apprenticeship in post-War Japan, an era almost incomprehensibly far from our own. These revelations help put traditional Japanese woodworking techniques and attitudes into their cultural context. Odate's authentic account thus will enhance every woodworker's library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eToshio Odate gives seminars on Japanese woodworking throughout the United States and Europe. He has written articles for \"\"Fine Woodworking Magazine,\"\" \"\"American Woodworker,\"\" and \"\"Woodshop News\"\" and is the author of \"\"Japanese Woodworking Tools: Their Tradition, Spirit and Use.\"\" He lives in Woodbury, Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 119\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 10.7 x 8.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42174330667143,"sku":"9780941936477","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/673f8a42ee4183e02fe8f7636fa71cf3.webp?v=1733373577","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/making-shoji-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}