On July 13th I asked if anyone had ever folded a nice Jack Skillman's Jackstone. The key in my request was "nice" but I think I didn't stress it enough. Thanks people for your answers.
I can fold it and I've seen other people's renditions, but all of them have some unwanted holes and some undesirable jagged edges. So my question remains about tips on how to fold a nice version of this model. In case anyone is interested, I've developed a different pre-creasing method that I think allows for more accurate creases. It doesn't take into account the thickness of the paper, but its benefits are larger than its drawbacks. In case anyone wants to give it a try, here it is (I don't think I'm breaking copyright laws here, since what's difficult in this model is not its precreasing): - Fold a cootie catcher - Place it with its flat side facing up. Blintz that flat side. Unfold the blintz. - Turn the model over. Fold two bird bases in each of the 4 squares of the cootie catcher (just the top two layers of paper). These creases are very important. They are the ones that close the model at its bottom and are difficult to make accurately with the original method. - Fold the cootie catcher into a preliminary base (disregard the areas formed by the corners of the original square). - Fold a frog base, making sure the small tip is folded up and then down. - Unfold everything. Reinforce as mountain folds the creases that will become the edges of each "pyramid". - Collapse and shape. - After finishing tucking in the little edges at the bottom, I unfold one of them and introduce a thin stick to try to shape correctly the edges of each pyramid. Please if anyone follows these instructions, let me know of the results. -- Jorge Jaramillo
