Here are diagrams some of my models, in roughly increasing difficulty order. Please send me email with feedback on the accuracy and intelligibility of these diagrams.
I strongly suggest the PDF files over the GIF files. To read and print PDF files, you need the Adobe Acrobat Reader; get a free copy from their web site. If the diagrams seem to be missing text after about four pages, you need to get the most recent version. Also, you may need to check "Shrink to Fit" when printing from the Acrobat Reader.
| MODEL | THUMBNAIL | STARTING SHEET | PDF FILE | GIF FILE(S) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Box |  |
Rectangle | box.pdf | page1 |
| Tetrahedron |  |
$ bill | tetra.pdf | page1 |
| Vase |  |
Square | vase.pdf | page1 page2 |
| One-way Arrow |  |
$ bill | arrow.pdf | page1 page2 page3 |
| Hexagon Ring |  |
old style $ bill |
hexring.pdf | page1 page2 page3 |
| Christmas Tree |  |
$ bill | xmastree.pdf | page1 page2 page3 page4 |
| Flower |  |
$ bill | flower.pdf help on steps 12-15 help on step 28 |
page1 page2 page3 page4 |
| Shamrock |  |
$ bill | shamrock.pdf | page1 page2 page3 page4 page5 |
| Heart Ring | |
$ bill | hrtring.pdf | page1 page2 page3 page4 |
| Martini Glass |  |
Rectangle | martini.pdf | page1 page2 page3 |
| Dragonfly |  |
$ bill | drgnfly.pdf | page1 page2 page3 page4 page5 |
| Dragonfly2 |  |
$ bill | drgnfly2.pdf | page1 page2 page3 page4 page5 page6 page7 |
| Butterfly |  |
$ bill | btrfly.pdf | page1 page2 page3 page4 page5 page6 page7 |
| Heart-and-Arrow |  |
$ bill | arrowhrt.pdf | page1 page2 page3 page4 page5 page6 page7 |
| Elephant |  |
$ bill | elephant.pdf | page1 page2 page3 page4 page5 page6 page7 page8 |
Here are some diagrams of models I did not design:
| MODEL | STARTING SHEET | PDF FILE(S) | GIF FILE(S) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Model "Cheat-Sheets" -- Easy Models | Squares | easyside1.pdf easyside2.pdf |
easyside1.gif easyside2.gif |
| Traditional Model "Cheat-Sheets" -- Not-So-Easy Models | Squares | advside1.pdf advside2.pdf |
advside1.gif advside2.gif |
| Cutting dollar-shaped rectangles from a square or rectangle |
Square or Rectangle | getbill.pdf | page1 |
| "Change of Heart" (designer unknown) |
$ bill | change.pdf | page1 |
| Double Heart (designed by an unknown Hawaiian folder; additional credits: Aimee Miura, John Andrisan, Andrew Hans) |
$ bill | dblhrt.pdf | page1 page2 |
| Cutting an equilateral triangle from a square or rectangle |
Square or Rectangle | gettri.pdf | page1 |
| Tetrahedron Gift Box (designed by Arnold Tubis; crease pattern by Chris Palmer) |
Equilateral Triangle | tetbox.pdf | page1 page2 |
| Dollar Wiener Dog (designed and diagrammed by Tien Nguyen) |
$ bill | wiendog.pdf | page1 page2 |
