POCKET BOX CREASE PATTERNS

Here are the crease patterns for the Pocket Box with Floor and Lid.


The model uses two sheets of American Letter sized copy paper. One sheet is cut in half and half of this sheet has one quarter inch removed from its height.

The box body is made from the full sheet. The floor insert and the lid take a half sheet each. The floor sheet is a little shorter so that it will not buckle when it is inserted into the body of the box.

The pattern works best with 70 to 80 lb text paper. Thinner paper will work but the lid is harder to lock. Thick paper will work but may tear or feather around the diamond. It is also more difficult to pack flat.

Most of the model will work with sheets of A4 (Silver Rectangle) dimensions. The middle sections, however, are narrower. This means that the floor section needs to be modified because the tuck-under triangles overlap in the center. I am working on an alternative pattern for this. Meanwhile, use sheets which are as wide, or wider than the American Letter ratio.

If you need a floor for the A4 model then cut a piece of thin card so that it is slightly smaller than the floor of your model. Place this piece between the wall layer and the floor layer when you pack up the box. For models which use thick paper or thin card this type of loose floor is preferred anyway.

Emergence from Down Under

It's been quite a while since I posted anything here. As previously mentioned, I have been extremely busy assisting an Australian friend deal with a professional lynching team. Unfortunately the abuse continues, but there has been as long enough lull to have an "orgami break".

I have developed quite a number of new models and continue to work on old ones. The modular vase is up to the Mark 10 version now, and I am still not entirely happy with it. I have had to solve quite a few problems along the way. There will be more about this in future posts

Here are some preview photos of things I have been working on.


There is a large series of vases. Here are examples.

The blue one has a weak bottom. The pink and grey one has a lid which is flimsy compared to the base. The tall yellow pot, made from legal sized paper, works very well.















The final tall vase version. The lid is a little crumpled in the photo because it is the prototype.














There is another modular vase under development. It bears some resemblance to the tesselated blue vase above but the shape is different and the bottom does not fall out :-) It joins pieces of paper both horizontally and vertically: 12 Silver Rectangles in total. More later.



Here is a squash bowl. Pack it flat and assemble it when needed.














Here is the final version of the Pocket Box with firmly fitting lid. Pack it flat, put it in your pocket and take it out and assemble it when needed.

























This box and lid are made from the new Orange Coated card weight paper. The lid is pitched like a roof. This is another relatively easy box to fold.












I experimented with flowers again. I call this one a Quad Lily because it has four petals and looks approximately like a lily. It does not resemble any flower that I know actually grows somewhere, but it looks nice. The lilies will eventually be connected to form a kusadama and/or a 3D quilt. The current connector template is made from a piece of recycled printed paper and is not fit to be photographed. You will just have to wait patiently until I get around to working on this model again.













I am still fascinated with hexagons so there are various hex bowls with lids.


Series One. The base is a year old. The lids are new. Note the upside down yellow lid which also doubles as another bowl.
























Series Two













I am still experimenting with ways to connect pieces of paper to form large models.


These designs connect four pieces of paper firmly and decoratively. They are relatively easy to fold and should make quite a difference to what can now be achieved with origami quilts.

The Pocket Box

The Pack-It Box has become the Pocket Box. It now has a more sophisticated floor and a lid which packs around the box. Photos will be provided shortly.

I taught the box this month to some intrepid students at the annual Origami Festival at the Japanese Gardens in Long Beach. Here is a photo of my youngest successful students: Lachlan Duncan (aged 9) and his brother Kieran (aged 7). Lachlan was so intrigued by the way that the box and its lid packed and unpacked that he demonstrated the technique to all who came by the table. Kieran struggled mightily with this high intermediate model but soldiered on to the end - and succeeded! My contragulations to both these boys.