This one of the hardest models I’ve ever made, not so much because it’s difficult to fold, but because I had to figure out a lot of things. The diagrams are very brief consisting of only 15 pictures.

The first model I made took me about 2 hours, including all the trial and error, it looked also the best out of the 3 I made.

The instructional video definitely will help you if you’re stuck. I apologize for being off center a bit, folding this model is quite hard and keeping an eye on what I’m doing and how I’m filming is even harder.

I added one fold to the precreasing part that will help you later when you have to lock some flaps inside the cuboctahedron.

In the end of the video, when I’m closing it up, I mess up a little, but if you’re already at that part you probably don’t need the assistance anymore anyway.

This is a really difficult one, if you think you’re up to it go ahead. If the precreasing part is well done the rest basically folds by itself.

The music used in this video was freely downloaded from last.fm (in order):

- Mujuice – Blink
- Ben Woods – Stare Out in Silence
- General Fuzz – Go Inward

Paper to use

Preferably a big square paper, I used 20cm square paper.

Diagrams

Diagrams on Thoki Yenn’s website.

I usually make the origami model before I make a video of it, to avoid hang ups and mistakes, in this case the first one I made came out better, even if I made a couple of mistakes.

The claws were the most difficult part as it was hard to make it out from the diagrams – you’ll notice I didn’t fold them correctly.

An interesting fact I found out about the fiddler crab is that if it looses it’s big claw it will develop the opposite claw.

Paper to use

Preferably a big square paper, the bigger the easier to fold.

Diagrams

Download all the 69 steps in 6 pages.

I used a thicker paper than normal printing paper to make it, very sturdy. The paper has to be folded in 5 lengthwise, since I didn’t know how to do it I used a ruler to divide it before I folded.

Paper to use

I used 6 pieces of A5 format paper (A4 cut in half). I also recommend thicker paper for this one.

Diagrams

Diagrams here.

I only had one color paper, but using a paper with 2 colors, white on one side and colored on the other would look much better.

It’s amazing how detailed it actually is for it’s size.

Paper to use

One single square paper, preferably in 2 colors.

Diagrams

Diagrams here.

It looks a bit like a carnivorous plant, a really hungry and angry one… but considering its teeth are too soft to do any damage or help chew something I can understand.

Paper to use

One single square piece of paper.

Diagrams

Diagrams from Jeremy’s website.

You can make the same model with a 2:1 ratio paper by doing 2 traditional cranes, but it’s just not the same. I recommend using a bigger and thinner paper than regular A4 like I did, I ripped it a few times.

Warning: the video is 20 minutes long.

Paper to use

You need one square paper for this one, preferably thin. If you can get your hands on special folding paper for this one it would be the best.

Diagrams

Diagrams here.

It’s composed of 7 different pieces made out of strips that look like those in Tetris (but in 3D). You can also make 6 pieces which would make it easier to assemble, here’s a Soma cube with 6 modules made with Sonobe modules.

If you really like this model and you have trouble with strip origami you can make it out of Sonobe units which are very easy, but I doubt it will be as sturdy.

Paper to use

An easy to fold/tuck paper, I used old school notes and cut the strips 2cm wide.

Diagrams

Diagrammed by Sebastian M. Kirsch

It’s very difficult to fold into a spring, basically you have two methods: either fold each small flap, or twist a whole level so it would fall in place. I found the easiest method is folding each individual flap worked better.

Paper to use

You need one A4 format paper.

Diagrams

Diagrams here.

I used thicker paper (160g/m2) for the cubes because they had to be sturdy and normal paper (80g/m2) to knot them together. You’ll need 48 strips of 6 squares to make all the 16 cubes, 4 strips of 14 squares and 8 of 12 squares to knot them together (although the 14 and 12 square strips aren’t that accurate).

A knotology origami by Heinz Strobl.

Paper to use

You need 48 strips of 6 squares for the cubes and then knot them together with whatever you have.

Diagrams

You can get the diagrams/instructions to the cube here and the assembly here from Orihouse.

I made one with a 20cm square paper and one with 10cm. It’s actually very sturdy and looks very nice, tough I’m not convinced it will hold a bonsai.

On the authors website you can see some good examples made with 2 colored paper.

Paper to use

One single square paper. I used a 20cm wide paper. You get the best results with white on one side and colored on the other.

Diagrams

Found on Katrin’s website.