04 Jul
Both Eric and Eduardo were asking, how do you make accurate decagons out of a square? Well, when I’m after accuracy, I draw a decagon in my creaking, ancient CorelDraw 8 install and print it out. But this lacks…authenticity. I’m way big on authenticity. The method for making a decagon from a square is not […]
Posted in content, crease pattern, decagon, open source origami, pentagon, square by: oschene
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11 Jun
St. Bonaventure, someplace in The Mind’s Journey to God, speaks of the problem of lost meaning. Not that I remember where. Meaning, like mass and unlike my dilettante learning, cannot be lost. What doesn’t get communicated through speech returns to the Godhead. A comforting thought. But when one doesn’t speak Japanese, one wonders what will […]
Posted in compass rose jar, content, crease pattern, open source origami, pentagon, twist, utilitarian by: oschene
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20 Nov
Howdy — coming here from the Origami Resource Center? Welcome, but please be advised that this particular model is crazy difficult and just about anything else on the site would be easier to fold. Here, try the model menu. This is the Pentagonal Compass Rose Box, made from a golden rectangle. CP for American letter […]
Posted in compass rose jar, content, creative commons, golden rectangle, open source origami, pentagon, twist by: oschene
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