Jay's Summer Workshop: Double-Panel Shoji - 2006/06/17-18, 07/08-09, 07/22-23

Recommended reading: Shoji - How to Design, Build, and Install Japanese Screens, by Jay van Arsdale (ISBN# 0-87011-864-1).

	1 - Jay put together a quick shoji mockup..
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	6 - Jay's shoji. The lattice (kumiko) patterns are limitless.
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	9 - Bob's shoji design.
	10 - Matt.
	11 - Stella.
	12 - Jason.
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	17 - Jay using a blowtorch to burn the wood. This adds texture and constrasts to the wood.
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	30 - Jay's woodworking knives.
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	34 - Jay's shoji, which he built in this class.
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	54 - Bob's work in progress: Kumiko's clamped together so all half laps can be cut at the same time. These small Japanese clamps are extremely useful for tasks like this.
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	56 - Jay demonstrating how to cut half laps on the kumiko's.
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	68 - A paring chisel is used to peel out the waste on the half laps. Sensei makes it look simple.
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	84 - Bob's kumiko.
	85 - Jay's modified sokosarae nomi. This tool is useful for bottom scraping of the mortises. It's got other uses as well - check out Making a Dai to see how Jay uses the sokosarae nomi to scrape out the waste in the dai's throat opening.
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	89 - Jay standing next to another of his shoji designs.
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