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How to fold an origami woodcutter's axe

Fold a brown strip narrow and round its end for the handle. A grey square with its top and bottom folded behind on slants becomes the wedge-shaped head, and a thin fold shows its white, sharp edge.

You need: 1 brown rectangle (5 × 15 cm), 1 grey square (7 cm) and glue. Medium, 6 steps, about 8 minutes.

Steps

  1. Handle: narrow it. Brown side up, long sides upright. Fold the long edges behind, more than 1 cm each, so the handle is slim and stiff.
  2. Handle: round the end. Fold the two bottom corners behind a little, so the end of the handle is rounded.
  3. Head: new sheet. Set the handle aside. Take the grey square, grey side up.
  4. Head: sharp edge. Fold a thin strip at the right edge forward, about 7 mm, so a white band shows. That will be the sharp blade.
  5. Head: wedge shape. Fold the top and bottom edges behind on slants: a lot at the left end, hardly at all at the right, so the head widens towards the blade.
  6. Glue on the head. Glue the narrow end of the head over the top of the handle, with the blade sticking out to the right.

Timber!

Draw a few wood-grain lines along the handle.

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