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)

General Guidelines

Lines

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

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

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