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How to fold an origami ukulele

Fold two round body pieces that overlap into a figure 8, add a short neck and a dark headstock, then draw the sound hole, bridge and four strings.

You need: A 9 cm and a 7 cm square of orange-brown paper, a 3 x 8 cm brown strip, a 3 cm dark brown square, black and white pens, glue. Medium, 10 steps, about 14 minutes.

Steps

  1. Body: bottom. Start with the bigger square, coloured side up. Fold all four corners behind so it has eight even sides.
  2. Body: rounder. Fold each of the eight new corners a little way behind, so it's nearly round.
  3. Body: top. Set it aside. Take the smaller square, coloured side up.
  4. Body: top. Fold its four corners behind the same way.
  5. Body: rounder. Fold its eight new corners a little way behind too.
  6. Neck. Set it aside. Take the brown strip, coloured side up.
  7. Neck: edges. Fold both long edges behind to make a slim neck.
  8. Headstock. Set it aside. Take the small dark square for the headstock.
  9. Headstock: round it. Fold the two top corners a little way behind.
  10. Glue it together. Glue the small body piece over the top of the big one, the neck on top running up from it, and the headstock behind the neck's end.

Strum a happy tune!

Draw a round black sound hole, a black bridge, four white strings, frets on the neck and four white tuning pegs. Strum!

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