March 5, 2006
The 8-Sided Compass Rose Jar
I’ve been doing some more complicated things – but I thought I probably ought to put out the simple version before getting all publicly jiggy with it. This one has an iris closure going to every second corner, a nice basket weave look. This is probably the easiest version of this model to learn, but it uses the same ideas that appear in the more complex versions. This one is made out of a square, but as I note in the SCP, you can make this from any size rectangle. Well, mostly. There are some limits.
The components of the fold is a helical twist down the middle and then an iris pattern on the top, to hold it together.
Good for holding paperclips, pencils, skittles, what have you.
The Sequenced CP.
Thank you! I missed folding the models you create. They’re addictive, I did everyone of them at least 3 times .
March 5th, 2006 at 2:03 pmWhat a great design.
However, my favorite thing is your Sequenced CP – it’s like origami diagrams for adults. very, very nice. what software do you use for your diagramming? (I think I may have asked this before…)
March 7th, 2006 at 12:03 pmIt’s CorelDraw 8, an older version of a once popular vector drawing program. 16-bit, mostly, and the print dialog has issues under XP. But, it’s what I’m used to.
There’s a photo editing program, too, PhotoDraw 8, that plays nicely with it.
March 7th, 2006 at 3:03 pmreally love the twisting collapse on this. much easier to fold once I figured that out 🙂
March 8th, 2006 at 12:03 pmMan, I still haven’t gotten that trackback thing down, conceptually. It’s hard to be Web 2.0 with a rotary telephone mind.
But I am glad you got it to work. That twisty collapse is something I use in a lot of models, probably far too many.
This morning, on the bus, I was working on a model for St. Patrick’s Day which will have an Irish iris closure. Aye-de-aye-de-aye, it’s the Cavan way….
Now, how do I get this to ping back to you?
March 8th, 2006 at 12:03 pm[…] origami.oschene.com […]
March 8th, 2006 at 12:03 pmhttp://hobby.coomin.lomo.jp/?eid=475705
This is beautifully done and the more amazing in that it’s on a Japanese site, but done entirely in American foil.
Bravo!
May 11th, 2006 at 11:05 am[…] This is a compass rose. When I look at my visitor logs, I notice that I get a lot of traffic based on the fact that this site contains the words rose and origami frequently. That?s a little deceptive, since there are no representational roses here. There will be, someday. This week, ATELIER Silver, a Japanese folder and blogger, folded the 8-Sided Compass Rose Jar and wondered, where?s the rose? Silver, if you fold the model from paper instead of foil and hold it up to the light, you will see this pattern in the bottom of the jar. Although I?ve been working with helical twists for some years, I borrowed this term from KASAHARA Kunihiko who speaks of compass folding in his book, Amazing Origami. […]
May 13th, 2006 at 9:05 amI am highly impressed or impressionably high, all things commutative. Its compact, functional, good durability… Oschene this design is delightful and the way it goes together is intensely satifying. Thanks for posting.
August 2nd, 2006 at 12:08 pm[…] Okay, brass tacks: it takes about an hour to do the precreasing. You?ve really got to want to do this. The construction method is largely the same as the 8 Sided Compass Rose Jar. Precrease; twist the central helix; swap the layers; collapse the edges. Here?s the crease pattern. Note that the second page tells you why the lines are where they are. […]
October 15th, 2006 at 8:10 pmCome on. This is NOT “Open Source Origami”. I have been doing origami for a few years now, including mathematical origami, and I can’t figure out at all how to fold this thing. “A helical twist down the middle” is not enough information.
January 19th, 2007 at 6:36 amHence, the directions.
If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask, but it doesn’t appear to me that you’re looking for answers.
January 19th, 2007 at 9:58 amWhoops, I got those directions but only up to page 3 the first time. Dunno if my file was corrupt or I was just braindead, but there’s more instruction here than I realized.
January 24th, 2007 at 11:39 amamazing!! i didn’t even need to see a video. it actually collapsed itself. now i understand when you say “believe in yourself and keep folding”. the sequenced pictures helped me a lot. any chance you add them to more of your designs?
October 30th, 2009 at 11:16 amI’m confused on how to make it collapse
November 28th, 2015 at 3:47 amcould someone please explain how
Hi, I get confused when you start folding it…is there a possibility someone can create a video? Also, what does 30′ mean, or 1+ square root 2?
Thanks 🙂
March 11th, 2016 at 11:30 pm