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Copyright 1998 Stephen Hecht. All Rights Reserved

A 10cm x 14cm sheet produces a model 3cm x 3cm base and 4 cm high

1. White side up. Valley 2. Mountain crease (try not 3. Mountain crease at 45
crease at 45 degrees. to crease center square). degrees (f laps do NOT
meet at center line).

4. Creasing finished. 5. In progress.

Lift four corners, using
creases from steps 1 & 2. 6. 3-D box-shape.
All triangular f laps inside.

9. Done.
7. Top-view. Push small 8. Side view. Valley down on
triangular flaps against wall, creases from step 3. You may
then large flaps. Tips of large need to flatten the box slightly
flaps need to be folded a bit. to avoid tearing.








 T O W E R B OX T HERE A RE T HREE S ECTIONS T O T HE T O W E R B OX ,
T OP , M IDDLE , A ND B ASE . T HE N UMBER O F M IDDLE
S ECTIONS D ETERMINE T HE H EIGHT O F T HE B OX .
D IAGRAM I S S H O W N W ITH T W O M IDDLE S ECTIONS
E NJOY A N D F EEL F R E E T O M AKE C OPIES A N D
D ISTRIBUTE T HESE D IAGRAMS . P LEASE E MAIL TOP
C O M M E N T S A N D Q UESTIONS T O
[email protected]

M IDDLE
T O P S ECTION
1 2

C REASE D IAGONALS , F O L D F O L D TO P CO R N E R TO C REASE M IDDLE

B O T T O M C O R N E R T O C ENTRE ,
M AKING O NLY A S MALL C REASE

3 4
B ASE

F O L D A L O N G L INES I NDICATED T O C O M P L E T E D M O D U L E . FO U R
COMPLETE MODULE. M ODULES A RE R EQUIRED T O
M AKE T O P S ECTION 6

T W O M ODULES I N M ID -A S S E M B L E . T U C K T W O V IEWS OF THE COMPLETED

T RIANGULAR F LAP U NDERNEATH T O P S ECTION

Model: Tower Box Page: 1/ 3

Designer: Winson Chan
A S S E M B L E F O U R U NITS A S S H O W N . B E S U R E
T HAT T HE T RIANGULAR F LAP R EMAINS O N T O P Diagrammed By: Winson Chan,
[email protected]
Revision: 3.0 Date: 06/04/98
M IDDLE S ECTION (L O W E R H ALF )

C O M P L E T E D M O D U L E . FO U R
F O L D A L O N G L INES I NDICATED T O M ODULES A RE R EQUIRED T O
COMPLETE MODULE. M AKE T O P S ECTION
C REASE D IAGONALS , F O L D T O P F O L D T O P E D G E T O C ENTRE
C O R N E R T O C ENTRE
7
5

T W O M ODULES I N M ID -A S S E M B L E .

A S S E M B L E F O U R U NITS A S S H O W N . B E S U R E T HAT T W O V IEWS OF THE C O M P L E T E D M IDDLE S ECTION ,

T HE T RIANGULAR F LAP R EMAINS O N B E L O W L O W E R L O W E R H ALF . F O U R T RIANGULAR F LAPS
S H O U L D E XIST O N T O P . F LAGS A RE U SED T O H O L D
T HE L O W E R M IDDLE S ECTION

M IDDLE S ECTION (U PPER H ALF )

1 2 3 4

1 2

F O L D 1/2 AND 1/4 P OINTS

M AKE A S MALL C REASE A T THE F O L D T O P E D G E T O T HE F O L D NE W ED G E TO THE
T O G E T H E R T O G ET T HE 3/
1/2 A N D 1/4 P OINT 3/8 P OINT 1/2 P OINT
8 P OINT

5 6

Model: Tower Box Page: 2 / 3

M AKE A V ERTICAL C REASE Designer: Winson Chan
F O L D BO T T O M CO R N E R TO
U SING T HE E D G E O F T HE
C REASE F O R M E D I N S TEP 4 Diagrammed By: Winson Chan,
T RIANGLE A S A G UIDE
[email protected]
Revision: 3.0 Date: 06/04/98
 7 8 9 10

V ALLEY F O L D C REASE M ADE I N

U NFOLD T O S TEP 4. M ODEL S H O U L D L O O K L IKE T HIS . F O L D T RIANGULAR
S TEP 4. R EFOLD THE C REASES
B ISECT B O T T O M L EFT R EFOLD C REASE M ADE I N S TEP 5 F LAP D O W N
M ADE I N S TEPS 6 A N D 7
CORNER

11 12 13

Pocket M IDDLE S ECTION ,

16 U PPER H ALF

COMPLETED MODULE. 4
M ODULES A RE R EQUIRED R EVERSE A NGLE . N OTICE
V ALLEY F O L D C O R N E R
T O M AKE T HE M IDDLE T HE P O C K E T
U SING THE T RIAGLE A S A
G UIDE S ECTION , U PPER H ALF

14

15

M IDDLE S ECTION ,
L O W E R H ALF
I NSERT T HE 4 F LAPS O F THE
L O W E R H ALF I N T O T HE 4
C O M P L E T E D M IDDLE P OCKETS OF THE U PPER H ALF
S ECTION , U PPER
H ALF 17

A S S E M B L E T HE 4 U NITS A S S H O W N

B ASE S ECTION C O M P L E T E D M IDDLE S ECTION

1 2 3

T HE B ASE I S I DENTICAL T O T HE B O T T O M S ECTION , B UT W ITH C O M P L E T E D B ASE

T HE A DDITION O F A F IFTH P IECE . F O L D T HE 4 C O R N E R S O F THE
F IFTH S HEET T O THE C ENTER A N D I NSERT F LAPS I N T O T HE Model: Tower Box Page: 3 / 3
P OCKETS O F M IDDLE S ECTION L O W E R H ALF
Designer: Winson Chan
Diagrammed By: Winson Chan,
[email protected]
Revision: 3.0 Date: 06/04/98
 C REASE D IAGONALS , F O L D
B O T T O M C O R N E R T O C ENTRE , P APER S H O U L D L O O K L IKE T HIS .
F O L D TO P CO R N E R TO C REASE F O L D T O P L AYER I N H ALF
M AKING O NLY A S MALL U NFOLD AND R OTATE 180º
C REASE

I NSERT M O D U L E I N T O
T HE S PACE F O R M E D B Y
S MALLER T RIANGUALR
S ECTION . S EE D IAGRAM 8

V ALLEY F O L D /U NFOLD 1 AND

2, T H E N F O L D 3

A B O V E A N D B E L O W V IEW OF
C O M P L E T E D L O W E R M IDDLE
U PPER M IDDLE M ODULE
M ODULE

C O M P L E T E D M IDDLE M O D U L E .
M AKE A S M ANY A S Y O U W ANT

L O W E R M IDDLE
M ODULE

I NSERT T HE 4 F LAPS O F THE

L O W E R M O D U L E I N T O T HE 4 Tower Box - Lower Middle & Assembly 2/3
P OCKETS OF THE U PPER M O D U L E Designer: Winson Chan
Diagrammed By: Winson Chan
Revision: 2.0 Date: 10/24/95
 6 Pointed star box - base
1 2 3

only crease between these lines

Begin with a square creased into

quarters horizontally

4 5 6

7 8 9

B
Inside reverse fold the
double layer by lifting
the top flap
A

Crease so line A runs parallel to line B

10 11 12
Valley fold the 2 inner layers

Make the whole thing 3D

Make 5 more
© R.Glynn - July 1998
 6 Pointed star box - base
Assembly
13
14

Fold the corner of the tab

over the hidden flap to lock
it in place

Slot 2 units together

15

16

Mountain fold flap

behind
Assemble remaining 4 units

© R.Glynn - July 1998

 6 Pointed star box - lid
1 2 3

1/2

1/4

Make a small pinch 1/16 Fold the top edge to

from the edge of the square the pinch mark
1/8
1/16

4 5
6

only crease between these lines

7 8 9

B
A

Crease so line A runs parallel to line B

10 11 12
13

Unfold then valley fold left edge

using the circled guide point Valley fold back up to the circled
guide point on layer below

14 15

Make unit 3D

© R.Glynn - July 1998

 6 Pointed star box - lid
Assembly
16
Insert tab into pocket
(mate the two turned over top edges).

Note how point tucks inside

neighbouring module

17

......Assemble remaining 4 units

Mountain fold behind to lock

© R.Glynn - July 1998







Pencil pot Created by Marc Vigo Anglada
May 1994 L M

1. Start with a rectangle. Fold and 2. The lengths L and M determine the
unfold five horitzontal stripes heights of resulting pots

3. 4.

5. Horitzontal folds are at 90 degrees

6. Fold in process

I I G
J F F
G G

p p p

A A B
A

B B

6. 7. 8. Raise point while

tucking A and B inside
pockets behind P

G
F

’94
9. Tuck G under I and F under J
to lock the model

 





 

 

 


   
     

  
 

  

  

 

  

     
     

 
  
 
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 Diagrammed by: Frantisek Grebenícek (1999)
Boat (traditional) www.origami.cz

(2) Fold in half and (3) Fold to the center.

unfold.

(1) Start from a

rectangle (e.g. A4).
Fold in half.
(4) Fold the overlap- (5) Fold corners
ping strip upwards. backwards. Turn over.

45°

(6) Fold strip upwards. (7) Open. (8) Opening in progress.

45°

(9) Fold triangle upwards. (10) Open (like (11) Take upper
Repeat behind. in the steps 7 and 8). corners and stretch out.

(12) Finished boat.

Boat III © 1997 Sy Chen
Designed in 4/97 and diagrammed in 5/97;
A variation from Sy's Boat II but effectively
taking advantage of rectangle shape
1. Start from rectangle (3x4, A4, 3. Fold 3 corners
2. Enlarged; Fold and unfold
letter-size, or most of the magazine
papers) with boat color up; Fold
right side; Fold and unfold left side

6. Repeat steps 2-5 for left

4. 5. hand side

7. Open to form 3D 8. Finished

* Ready for variation? Try to make this
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