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| Fell's Guide to Papercraft by Walter B Gibson, 1963 | |||||||
| 'Fell's
Guide to Papercraft: Tricks, Games and Puzzles' by Walter
B Gibson was published by Frederick Fell Inc in New York
and George McLeod Ltd in Toronto in 1963. It contains a
chapter on Paper Folding but also includes
paperfolding-based effects in other chapters. I have only
included designs in the Analysis where the effect
substantially depends on paperfolding or paperfolding and
cutting. Although at first sight the illustrations seem to be clearly drawn, in fact they contain many errors and distortions, e.g. the shape of the Paper Cup, and especially the assembly instructions for the Playing Card Cube. **********
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********** Analysis The Base or Coaster This design is just a blintzed square. It is really just a preliminary fold dressed up as something it is not.
********** The Whirligig - The Cut and Fold Windmill
********** The Triple Pleat Coaster Only the central area of this design becomes three-layers deep. This is just a stronger version of the Coaster explained above.
********** The Soldier Hat - The Newspaper Hat
********** The Paper Cup - The Paper Cup
********** Strong Paper - The Paper Bridge
********** The Paper Dish This is a shallopw bowl made from (most of) the crease pattern of the Bird Base.
********** The Paper Spinner - a version of The Whirligig
********** Napkin to Hindu - Abd-El-Krim
********** Pieces of Eight - How to Divide a Square into Multiple Smaller Squares with a Single Cut
********** The Wonder Ball - The Slit and Assemble Sphere
********** Paper Chains - Paper Chains
********** Paper Tearing Patterns - Paper Doilies / The Ship's Wheel Various patterns for Paper Doily / Ship's Wheel designs are given. Port Your Helm
********** Another Ship's Wheel
********** The Snowflake
********** Geometric Pattern
********** The Filigree
********** The Cog Wheel
********** The Gilded Cage - The Paper Cage
********** Rapid Smoke Rings - The Playing Card Cube The second paragraph of the instructions make it clear that the playing Card Cube is intended here, although you would not be able to infer its shape or construction from the diagrams.
********** Stepping Through a Playing Card - How to Climb Through a Playing Card
********** Push It Through - How to Pass a Big Coin Through a Small Hole This version of the stunt starts with a second solution to the challenge which requires careful attention to the wording.
********** The Five-Pointed Star - The Fold and One Cut Pentagram
********** The 'Impossible' Diagram - Pattern Drawing Puzzles Solved by Folding Paper
********** Magic Turnover - How to Turn a Banknote Upside Down
********** The Shrunken Dollar - How to Shrink a Bank Note
********** Mystic Paper Bands - The Afghan Bands
********** The Wizard's Wallet - The Buddha Papers
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