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Offline upstatenybowyer

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A couple recent non-bow projects
« on: July 24, 2017, 08:05:30 pm »
Thought some of you might dig these origami projects I did for my kids recently. Both are folded from one square sheet of paper, no cuts, no glue or tape. The dinosaur is made from Elephant Hide paper, which actually makes a terrific bow backing. The "frog behind the leaf" is made from paper that is green on one side and red on the other.
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Re: A couple recent non-bow projects
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2017, 08:11:14 pm »
Son of a gun.....Pretty cool Jeff.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: A couple recent non-bow projects
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2017, 08:15:24 pm »
Very cool.  How tough is that elephant paper?
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Re: A couple recent non-bow projects
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2017, 10:04:36 pm »
I like that, way to go.
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Re: A couple recent non-bow projects
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2017, 10:30:26 pm »
COOL!
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Re: A couple recent non-bow projects
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2017, 11:20:14 pm »
Very cool.   8)
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Re: A couple recent non-bow projects
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2017, 01:50:40 am »
Niiiiiice :)
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Re: A couple recent non-bow projects
« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2017, 05:35:27 am »
Very creative Jeff, good to expand your horizons once and awhile and work on some other projects.
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: A couple recent non-bow projects
« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2017, 08:10:07 am »
Hey thanks a bunch guys. OO, yes. Two well-known origamists tested 20 or so different papers for tensile strength (amongst other things) and Elephant Hide came out #1, far above all the others.

PM me if anyone would like to try it as a backing and I'll send you some strips.  ;)
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Re: A couple recent non-bow projects
« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2017, 07:33:26 pm »
Very cool

Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: A couple recent non-bow projects
« Reply #10 on: July 26, 2017, 07:34:24 pm »
Thanks Joe  :)
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Re: A couple recent non-bow projects
« Reply #11 on: July 26, 2017, 10:38:57 pm »
Outstanding :)
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