| Box ID #: | 5278 |
| Set ID #: | 5275 |
| Category: | Non-Modular -- Small Octagonal |
| Lid Size*: |
10.5 cm (4.1 in) and
9.7 cm (3.8 in)
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| Base Size*: |
10.1 cm (4 in) and
9.3 cm (3.7 in)
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| Box Height: |
5.3 cm (2.1 in) - without Lid decoration
7.8 cm (3.1 in) - with Lid decoration
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| Lid Style: | Non-Modular Octagon - Rolled Flower Gathering |
| Base Style: | Non-Modular Octagon - Double Lock |
| Designer: | Tomoko Fuse |
| Design Source: | Hako No Origami 3 (Beautiful Origami Boxes 3) by Tomoko Fuse (Nihon Vogue Co., Ltd., 2014) - in Japanese >> Click here
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| Paper Type: |
Yuzen Chiyogami Washi Origami Paper - Pink and Peach Cherry Blossoms (JP-841C)
Yuzen Chiyogami Washi Origami Paper - Concentric Circles on Pink (JP-807C)
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| Sheet Size: | Lid - 33.5 x 18 cm (13.2 x 7.1 in) Rectangle |
| | Base - 32.8 x 22.4 cm (12.9 x 8.8 in) Rectangle |
| Sheets Used: | 2 (1 - lid; 1 - base) |
| Paper Source: |
Mulberry Paper and More
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| Comments: | This box was awarded a Blue Ribbon in the Papercrafting category at the 2017 Charlotte County Fair in Florida.
Non-modular octagonal boxes like this one are very challenging to make because of the many precise pre-creases required and the use of a tricky "twist-down" technique.
If you have already mastered Tomoko Fuse's non-modular hexagon boxes, then these octagons will be easier; many of the folds/steps are very similar.
Scoring the pre-creases helps a lot, if the type of paper used is strong enough to take scoring without tearing and to hold sharp creases without breakthrough at corners.
The box shown here is the middle-sized box in a nested set of three. All three boxes use paper featuring pink cherry blossoms, so this is definitely a spring-themed set. |
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