Triangle Grid, 16ths
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I thought that I would take a picture of this before embarking out on 32nds. How long does it take you guys to fold a 32nds grid? Sometimes it can take me up to a week, depending on how much I work on it. This one isn't taking so long, I think I started it on Thursday.
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umm, if I'm using paper like 6 inch kami
(15cm x 15cm) then it takes... maybe 3 hours,
or so? it depends on whether I am doing it
riding on the bus or if I do it sitting down
at home, I guess.
It's possible to do it faster, but then my
accuracy starts slipping.
I'm curious how fast Jane is able to fold
something like this, as she seems to be able
to do it really, really quickly...
Posted 25 months ago.
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oh, corrollary question- what method do you
guys use to fold into a grid? I've started
using the Fujimoto method that Melisande
shared with me, as it's pretty darn quick to
get started, at least with thin paper...
Posted 25 months ago.
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Yeah I think I take the same time for a 6x6,
this is a 12x12 though, so it takes me
longer. As for methods, I don't know the
Fujimoto one, unless I'm doing it without
knowing it. I start by folding the paper in
half, and then I fold one corner up to that
fold, and after maybe two or three folds I
end up with a diamond, then i unfold it I
have the start of a grid.
Edit: the instructions for folding the
method I tried to describe can be found on
page 36 of Polyhedron Origami For Beginners
by Miyuki Kawamura
Posted 25 months ago.
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I'm not sure that I know the Fujimoto method
either. I fold the paper in half, then fold
the halves in half, and then fold the corners
up to the second set of creases to start a
hexagon centered in the paper. I then start
halving the pleats two or three times, then
rotate 120 degrees, etc., to make sure that
the creases continue to intersect properly
and don't stray. I don't think I work as fast
as some of you guys do; it may take all day
for me to do a sheet if I do nothing else,
but I usually work 64 or 48 pleat grids (for
the latter, I start by dividing the paper in
thirds instead of in half).
Posted 25 months ago.
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Never seen Kawamura book, but I think
Fujimoto's method is roughly the same : fold
in half 2 times, unfold the last, put the
corner to this crease and wrap around to make
an equilateral triangle.
Multilayered folding isn't very precise in
my hands, I use it only in case an idea pop
up when I'm outside home with no decent
paper, and need to pick up a sheet in a
trash to fix it !
I usually work with 1/16 grids as drafts
and 1/32 for the final model.
No idea about how long it takes, I never
folded one without interruptions.
Being lazy, I cut a hexagon first, so I can
skip folding up to the rectangle's corners,
these little areas are often not used in the
final pattern.
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I use the second method you teach in one of
yours .pdf, Eric. When I get lazy, I'll fold
the grid on a square sheet of paper and then
cut the larger hexagon possible. Other times
(when I want a hexagon) I'll use Roberto
Gretter's method to obtain the hexagon and
use the main creases as guide lines to fold
the grid.
I have no idea how long it takes me to do a
grid. Many times I start to fold one and
another idea comes to me, so I stop the one I
was doing, do another one and sometime later
(could be some hours or weeks) I'll go back
and finish the first one.
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I should really try cutting out some
hexagons, it would make a lot more sense,
really. I'm usually more interested in
fitting as much of the design on the paper
than I am about it looking pretty, but I
can't think that way any more. It's not
healthy for my folding :)
I'll take some photos of the
"fujimoto" precreasing process.
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