Look what I made!

Posted by Cecilia on Thursday, March 6, 2003 · 2 Comments 

5 intersecting tetrahedra - side view5 intersecting tetrahedra - top view

How cool is that? Those are 5 intersecting tetrahedra made entirely by folding paper – no glue or tape.

I’ve decided that I’m not allowed to start another origami project until I get moving on knitting the second sleeve of my sweater. Folding paper is just so much fun though!

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2 Responses to “Look what I made!”
  1. Matt says:
    March 6, 2003 at 9:21 am

    I’ve used:

    "A Plethora of Polyhedra in Origami" by John Montroll
    (ISBN 0486422712)

    and

    "Polyhedron Origami for Beginners" by Miyuki Kawamura
    (ISBN 4889960856)

    Both are pretty interesting books; if you find yourself becoming horribly addicted, check them out. Montroll’s book is cool (in a masochistic sort of way) in that each model is built from a single square of paper. Obviously this limits the types of solids you can create, but also forces you/him to think up new approaches. Kawamura’s book is quite accessible, although I did have trouble finding it in stores.

    Anyway, your latest effort looks very cool. Several years ago, a friend of mine had his brother make up large polyhedral origami models for his wedding — they hung from the ceiling and were on each table. I’ve never seen people (admittedly, most were science/math/CS folks) fight over table assignments like that…

  2. Catherine says:
    March 6, 2003 at 9:39 am

    I’m so jealous! I wish I was still in Waterloo and could be on an origami apprenticeship and making cool stuff like that too.