Tag Archives: making

Paper torus with Villarceau circles

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Brent

I made another thing! This is a torus, made from 24 crescent-shaped pieces of paper with slots cut into them so they interlock with each other. I followed these instructions on cutoutfoldup.com. There is also a template with some ideas … Continue reading →

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An amazingly symmetric icosahedron edge coloring

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Brent

In my last post I showed off the stellated icosahedron I made out of folded paper: I also claimed that it uses a very particular and elegant color scheme. When I set out to make it, I did some googling … Continue reading →

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Origami stellated icosahedron!

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Brent

Continuing what I started in December, I finally finished making a stellated icosahedron out of 30 Sonobe units. Each Sonobe unit corresponds to an edge of the icosahedron, and interlocks with three others to give the whole thing a remarkable … Continue reading →

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I made a Straws Thingy!

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Brent

I finished my Straws Thingy! (You can see bigger versions of all the photos here.) It’s made out of 60 straws, 12 of each color. Three straws make a triangle; four triangles of each color are woven into a tetrahedron; … Continue reading →

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Making stuff!

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Brent

Recently I have been on a sort of kick making physical mathematical objects. First, inspired by this post on mathcraft.wonderhowto.com, I’ve learned how to fold origami Sonobe units and assemble them into various polyhedral things. So far, I’ve made a … Continue reading →

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