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Amado Door-Solid Wood Sliding Door

by Portland Shoji | Jan 26, 2019 | Asian Design, Asian Style, Custom Made Doors, Custom Shoji Screens, Fine Woodworking, Screen Door, Shoji, Shoji Blog, Sliding Door

I recently got a call from a retro-60’s furniture store owner. He told me he had a client that need my services.  It turned out that the client; Tim, needed about 8 lineal feet of sliding door. Although he was of Japanese decent, he was not interested in Shoji....

A Minor Mishap in the Shop Parking Lot.

by Portland Shoji | Jan 26, 2019 | Custom Shoji Screens, Shoji Blog

My shop is located in an Industrial location. Mostly the other tenants are connected somehow with the trucking industry. The building was heavily vandalized before the new owner bought the place. Slowly, they have brought it back to it’s former glory. I say that...

The Bug-Screen Door Finished and Installed

by Portland Shoji | Jan 26, 2019 | Asian Design, Asian Style, Custom Made Doors, Custom Shoji Screens, Fine Woodworking, Screen Door, Shoji, Shoji Blog, Sliding Door

Looks nice…but my cat doesn’t like it! I assume she will destroy the beautiful bronzed screen. May have to put in a thin clear acrylic in the lower parts. I live in a California Style Bungalow and they look great in my home. Next up for my house is a pair...

Building a Bug-screen Shoji

by Portland Shoji | Jan 26, 2019 | Asian Design, Asian Style, Custom Made Doors, Custom Shoji Screens, Fine Woodworking, Screen Door, Shoji, Shoji Blog

When the flies started invading my house, I decided to take action! I built a shoji of Western Red Alder, (Alnus Rubra) which is my favorite wood. I finished it with a Urethane varnish, also called polyurethane, as it offers a better resistance to heat, solvents and...

Portland Artist Anne Crumpacker has me build some shoji…sorta shoji

by Portland Shoji | Jan 26, 2019 | Custom Shoji Screens, Shoji Blog

Anne does some some cool stuff! She had me build these screens to install her work in…literally! This is made from Basswood. Some folks call it Linden. It has a lot of visual characteristics of Maple but not all the wildness. very lightweight and easy to work...
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