Papercraft Instructions

Recommended Materials

Paper

• 67 lb (cover) card stock (~175 gsm (grams/square meter))
• 110 lb (index) card stock (~200 gsm) for sturdier/larger constructions
• Regular Copy Paper (20-30 lb) if you can't get cardstock

Glue

• White Glue (craft glue is better than school glue)
• Glue Stick for convenience

Cutting Materials

• Scissors to cut out model
• Craft Knife

Other Materials

• Toothpick or Brush to apply glue
• Straight Edge
• Scoring Tool (dried up ballpoint pen works well)
• Cutting Mat (a stack of newspaper is ok)
• Dowel to roll paper around (for round/tube-shaped parts)

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General Guidelines

Lines

• ^_ Solid Lines are for cutting
• - - - - - - - - Dashed Lines are for Mountain Folds
• — - — - — - — Dashed/Dotted Lines are for Valley Folds

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Tips

Instruction PDF

Paper Craft Instructions.pdf (written by The Webdude)

Links

http://personal.lig.bellsouth.net/n/8/n8hfi/card-faq/ A tremendous amount of information on papercrafting