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    $ Rocking Horse
    From 3x7 (or US dollar bill)
    Design Date 4/21/2001
    Diagram Date 12/2001
    Diagram(s)
  • OrigamiUSA Annual Collection by OrigamiUSA 2002.
  • Green Origami Gifts by Sy Chen, 2011. :
  • One Piece Flipper
    Description A never ending toy with 4 phases
    From 3x6.5 duo-color rectangle
    Design Date 10/6/1997
    Diagram Date 11/1997
    Inspiration Based on Dave Mitchell's 4 piece pig base modular version.
    Diagram(s)
  • Origami Colombia by Origami Colombia 1998.
  • Pdf - diagrammed by Jeremy Shafer
  • Bay Area Rapid Folders Newsletter by Jeremy Shafer, Winter 1999.
  • British Origami Society Spring Convention Booklet by BOS, Spring 1998.
  • Origami Ooh La La! by Jeremy Shafer, 2010. :
  • Four Piece Holey Square Puzzle
    Description One piece version of turning a solid square to holey square puzzle.
    From Square
    Design Date 7/11/2010
    Diagram Date 9/2010
    Inspiration Someone showed me 4 piece dollar bill version in convention.
    Diagram(s)
  • pdf
  • Checker Board
    From Duo-color square
    Design Date 3/6/2000
    Diagram Date 10~11/2000
    Diagram(s)
  • OrigamiUSA Annual Collection by OrigamiUSA 2001.
  • OrigamiUSA Diagrams for Download
  • Checker Piece
    From Duo-color square
    Design Date 3/6/2000
    Diagram Date 10/2000
    Inspiration To go with Checker Board
    Diagram(s)
  • OrigamiUSA Annual Collection by OrigamiUSA 2001.
  • OrigamiUSA Diagrams for Download
  • Hangman
    Description Play hangman by folding.
    From Duo-color square
    Design Date 9/13/2010
    Diagram Date 9/10-11/10
    Inspiration After a Hangman defeat.
    Diagram(s)
  • The Fold by OrigamiUSA, Mar-Apr 3, 2011. :
  • OrigamiUSA 2011 Annual Collection by OrigamiUSA, 2011. :
  • Tangram Pajarita Solution
    Description I did have several attempts since the design of Tangram Square.
    From Square
    Design Date 7/14/2005
    Diagram(s)
  • PCOC Play - Actions Models, Puzzles, & Games by OrigamiUSA 2005.
  • Tangram Square
    Description Tangram solution for a square
    From Mono square
    Design Date 5/24/2001-5/25/2001
    Inspiration After arranging real tangram pieces into a pajarita, I got a new idea to solve this puzzle.