How To Make A Tetrahedron

Origami is the Japanese tradition of folding paper into fine art. Not only tin can it exist beautiful, simply besides therapeutic for the listen, body, and soul. For those interested in more advanced designs and making a unique slice of fine art, the Three-Intersecting Tetrahedron has what you are looking for in spades.

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Cut each paper into equal thirds. Beginning with one strip.
2

Fold in half length-wise. Open fold. Then fold each side in toward the "half" crease length-wise again.
3

Cull an end to first with. Very gently fold the right side in similar in the previous step, but only crease most an inch down the length of the newspaper. Unfold to show that crease.
4

Fold the corner of the left side in until the indicate touches the crease fabricated in the step above.
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Unfold the left side for about an inch from the height while pinching beneath the point where all the creases come together, to hold information technology in identify.
6

Pull the top left corner in forth all the angular creases to create an equilateral triangle perpendicular to the residuum of the piece of paper.
7

Fold the triangle in half, upward (using the already made creases) to recreate the point on the left half of the paper.
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Fold the right corner in half-way. And then fold again, making sure to line up the top point in the center of the paper.
- Be sure this step is produced 2 folds on the correct side.
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Repeat this procedure for the other end of the strip.
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Fold the newspaper length-wise down the heart with the back-side up.
- Exist sure that the left sides of both ends have been fabricated into a small grove.
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Repeat for all of the remaining 17 cutting pieces of paper.

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Adhere 2 strips together at one end. To do this, slide the folded over right edge of one strip, into the hollow opening (made by folding the equilateral triangle previously) in the left finish of a separate strip.
- Do not attach both edges of one side together (every bit demonstrated in the third picture to a higher place). If you'd like, glue the edges together for lasting stability.
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Echo with a 3rd strip for that end.
3

Secure the third strip to the starting time ane to create a point with 3 "legs", similar a tripod.
4

Apply the aforementioned technique (correct edge to left edge) to attach another strip to each leg of the tripod to create the base.

1

Kickoff the second tetrahedron by repeating the procedure for the first 1. However, only fully attach one strip to begin the base.
2

Secure a strip to 1 leg. Before securing the strip to the adjacent leg of the second tetrahedron, weave the strip through the heart of the first tetrahedron and adhere.
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Attach the last strip, again, through the kickoff tetrahedron.
- At this bespeak, if i of the tetrahedron is help upside downwardly, the model will resemble an hourglass.

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Identify the model with the beginning tetrahedron base downwardly and pointing up. The 2d tetrahedron should be "on its side" in the center of the beginning.
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Weave the first arm of the final tetrahedron through the middle of the second tetrahedron, but non through the starting time one.
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Repeat with a 2d arm and so it mirrors the weaving on the opposite side of the first tetrahedron. Note that the top indicate of the terminal tetrahedron is starting to form here.
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Attach the third arm to the other two. This arm will non intersect any of the other tetrahedron.
5

With the point previously facing you, weave the third arm to create the tripod. This time, weave it straight down through the starting time tetrahedron only.
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Weave the remaining two arms through both of the tetrahedrons, and attach.

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6 square pieces of paper (2 sheets per color)
Ruler
Scissors
Glue (optional)

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