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Shoji: How to Design, Build and Install Japanese Screens in Your HomeSnagging.org In association with Amazon.co.ukOnline Shop | Property Guides | Kitchen & Home | Garden Tools | Power Tools | Consumer Electronics Get the Snagging Checklist Here!  List Price: £13.99 Amazon.co.uk's Price: £10.49 You Save: £3.50 (25%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 694.6 EAN: 9780870118647 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0870118641 Label: Kodansha America, Inc Manufacturer: Kodansha America, Inc Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 96 Publication Date: 1988-11 Publisher: Kodansha America, Inc Studio: Kodansha America, Inc Related Items:
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 Rating: - Big on ideas but light on detailThis 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. Rating: - 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.  Try searching the Internet for "Shoji: How to Design, Build and Install Japanese Screens in Your Home" or Ebay for "Shoji: How to Design, Build and Install Japanese Screens in Your Home". You might also be interested in the following great products:
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