| Box ID #: | 6073 |
| Set ID #: | 6071 |
| Category: | Non-Modular -- Large Octagonal |
| Lid Size*: |
14.6 cm (5.7 in) and
13.5 cm (5.3 in)
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| Base Size*: |
14 cm (5.5 in) and
13 cm (5.1 in)
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| Box Height: |
7.2 cm (2.8 in) - without Lid decoration
10.5 cm (4.1 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: |
Handmade Silk Screened Nepalese Lokta Paper - FERN - Olive and Gold on Cream (GLI-GSP343-35-8)
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| Sheet Size: | Lid - 27.9 x 47.3 cm (11 x 18.6 in) Rectangle |
| | Base - 34.3 x 45.6 cm (13.5 x 18 in) Rectangle |
| Sheets Used: | 2 (1 - lid; 1 - base) |
| Paper Source: |
Mulberry Paper and More
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| Comments: | 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, but requires a type of paper strong enough to take scoring without tearing and to hold sharp creases without breakthrough at corners.
The lokta paper used here met those requirements in addition to having an interesting texture and being imprinted with a rich-looking pattern of green and gold ferns. |
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