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*Note that two numbers are given for the size of the box featured on this page. The larger size number provides a measurent for the top/outside of the box (line A), while the smaller size number provides a measurement for the square space inside the box (line B).
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Information About This Item
| Box ID #: | 5995 |
| Set ID #: | 5992 |
| Category: | Non-Modular -- Small Star-Shaped |
| Lid Size*: |
8.3 cm (3.3 in) and
11.8 cm (4.6 in)
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| Base Size: |
5.3 cm (2.1 in)
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| Box Height: |
2.6 cm (1 in) - without Lid decoration
3.6 cm (1.4 in) - with Lid decoration
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| Style: | Non-Modular Self-Closing Star - Shuriken Star |
| Designer: | Evi Binzinger / Traditional |
| Design Source: | YouTube Video Tutorial by Eric Strand >> Click here
Buddhist Origami by Nick Robinson (Watkins Publishing Ltd., 2014) >> Click here
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| Paper Type: |
PapierDesign Double-Sided Origami Paper - Duo Autumn
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| Sheet Size: | 21 cm (8.3 in) Square |
| Sheets Used: | 1 |
| Paper Source: |
OrigamiUSA
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| Comments: | This self-closing box does not have a separate lid and base. The whole structure -- both lid and base -- is formed from a single square piece of paper.
When closed, the exterior of this box reveals only one side of the paper, so single-sided paper may be used. However, the reverse side of the paper is revealed when the box is opened, so double-sided paper is nicer.
You can close this type of box in two ways. The easy method is to simply fold down and overlap the four arms of the star, tucking the last one under the first. This method tends to leave a small hole at the center of the star.
A somewhat harder method requires inserting the tip of each star arm into a pocket on the next one. This is trickier but seals the box more securely and more neatly with no center hole.
You can open this type of box by separating the overlapped or inserted flaps, then gently pulling apart any two arms of the star that are opposite to each other.
I made the box shown here according to precreases and collapses designed by Evi Binzinger, who calls this model a Shuriken Star Box or Ninja Star Box. However, I later noticed a very similar model in a book by Nick Robinson, who calls it a Temple Box and identifies it as a traditional design.
Binzinger's folding steps are different from the ones shown in Robinson's book, and a little more difficult to execute, but her version of this box seems to stay closed better than the one shown in Robinson's book.
For either version, the most challenging part is the collapse. A one-dimensional square of paper must be transformed into a three-dimensional shape by coaxing all four corners downward and inward along the precreased folds. It's not difficult to make one corner of the model collapse, but you can't do one corner and then the next and then the next -- that approach won't work. You have to collapse all sides of the model simultaneously to achieve the desired result.
This process is very difficult. Watching the collapse in a video tutorial is helpful, but mastering the collapse requires a lot of practice. I ruined several sheets of paper before I finally got it right.
Once you've successfully performed the collapse a few times, you will develop a feel for it and will be able to execute it with ease -- but, until then, it's a real exercise in patience! |
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