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Paper Katana

by Kalei Anne Lundberg

1. Start w ith a 1x3 sheet,

w hite side up.

2. D ivide paper int eight

equal sections

lengthw ise.

3 . V a lle y f o ld th e to p

fourth dow n. Just pinch

the edge at the half point

to get the landmark.

4. Turn paper over.

5. Fold the 2 left sections

to the right and the 3

right sections to the left.

6. The double arrow head

line indicates where the

r a w e d g e o r e d g e s w ill b e

on the model.

P aper K atana -- P age 2

N o te : T h is is

w h a t it w ill

look like w hen

viewed ftom

the top..

7. Slip the 2 sections

underneath into the top

section. Note where the

raw edges lay.

8. Roll the tube over one

section at a time and

sharply crease. Twice.

9. Fold the right section

to the left on top and the

left section the right

behind.

Top view .

Note: The center

section, front and

b a c k w ill b e c o m e

the outside

surfaces. The

divided sections w ill

b e c o lla p s e d in to th e

m o d e l. T h is is th e

tricky part.

10. Fold top section in

half. Crease sharply.

Repeat behind.

11. U nfold to step 8.

Crease the two lines

show n by aligning ab

along bd and then cd

along bd.

P aper K atana -- P age 3

start

Top view

of the

collapse.

Finished

Tw o side view s, one

during the collapse ,

one after, show ing the

blade sunk into the hilt.

12. This fold involves spreading, sinking and colapsing all in one step. D on't panic.

W o r k c a r e f u lly a n d it w ill f a ll in to p lace. Start by folding the colored section (the

hilt/guard) at a right angle to the w hite (blade) section and opening the tube. P inch

the corners to spread along the creases made in step 11 to the center (undivided)

s e c tio n s . M a k e s u r e it w ill la y f la t o n e ith e r s id e o f th e b la d e . T h e r e s t o f th e f o ld

w ill h a v e to b e c o m p le te d o f f th e ta b le .

Beginning at the top collapse the hilt accordian style. (not all the folds will b e g o in g

the right way. Just ease them in gently, following existing creases.) When it won't

flatten easily, start to sink the blade upward into the hilt. This is accomplished by

small rocking motions and alternate pinches at the outside corners until the guard is

formed and falls flat and evenly over both sides of the blade. N ote how the center

section lies. If your model looks like the finished diagram...Y ou have done it!!!

Congratulations.

13. Fold the guard section

upw ards on both sides.

M ake the diagonal

creases as in step 11.

14. Fold the guard dow n

to form a platform at a

right angle to the blade.

Be careful to keep the

paper inside the tube lined

up and collapse the blade

ju s t lik e th e h ilt. N o

sinking motion this time.

15. There should now

be tw o guard platforms.

O ne w hite and one

c o lo r e d . S lip th e w h ite

under the layer of

colored paper one side

at a time to create a

single colored guard.

P aper K atana -- P age 4

16. U nder view s of the

guard. Fold the outside

points to the edge of the

blade and hide the folds

under the top layer to round.

17. Close up of the blade

tip . F o ld a ll la y e r s u p

along line and crease.

18. A fter preforming an

asymmertrical inside

reverse a small flag will

be pushed to the outside.*

* Basically w hat needs to be done is to fold the tip to the inside along the crease mande in 17. There

w ill b e m o r e p a p e r o n o n e s id e o f th e f o ld th a n th e o th e r a n d w h e n it c o m e s th r ough on the back it

w ill p u s h a s m a ll b it o f p a p e r o u tw a r d in o n e o f th e tw o s e c tio n s . F o ld th is f la g o v e r a n d in to th e

valley of the other section to lock the tip closed.

19. P inch the front and back sections of the hilt together

to form a star shaped handle. Y ou are done. A small

dot of glue (Y es, I did use the G-w ord) inside the hilt

w ill h e lp to h o ld th e s ta r s h a p e b u t is n 't r e a lly n ecessary.

S ta r tin g w ith a 1 0 " p a p e r c u t in to th ir d s th e m o d e l w ill b e a bout 6 inches.

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