P ape r K atana

by K ale i Anne Lundbe rg

c o pyright 1 9 9 8

1. S ta rt w ith a 1x3 she e t, 2. D ivide pa pe r int e ight 3. V a lle y fold the top
w hite side up. e qua l se c tions fourth dow n. Just pinc h
le ngthw ise . the e dge a t the ha lf point
to ge t the la ndm a rk.

4. T urn pa pe r ove r. 5. F old the 2 le ft se c tions 6. T he double a rrow he a d

to the right a nd the 3 line indic a te s w he re the
right se c tions to the le ft. ra w e dge or e dge s w ill be
on the m ode l.
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N ote : T his is
w ha t it w ill
look like w he n
vie w e d ftom
the top..

7. S lip the 2 se c tions 8. R oll the tube ove r one 9. F old the right se c tion
unde rne a th into the top se c tion a t a tim e a nd to the le ft on top a nd the
se c tion. N ote w he re the sha rply c re a se . T w ic e . le ft se c tion the right
ra w e dge s la y. be hind.

T op vie w .

N ote : T he c e nte r
se c tion, front a nd
ba c k w ill be c om e
the outside
surfa c e s. T he
divide d se c tions w ill
be c olla pse d into the
m ode l. T his is the
tric ky pa rt.

10. F old top se c tion in 11. U nfold to ste p 8.

ha lf. C re a se sha rply. C re a se the tw o line s
R e pe a t be hind. show n by a ligning a b
a long bd a nd the n c d
a long bd.
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sta rt
T op vie w F inishe d
of the
c olla pse .

T w o side vie w s, one

during the c olla pse ,
one a fte r, show ing the
bla de sunk into the hilt.

12. T his fold involve s spre a ding, sinking a n d c ola psing a ll in one ste p. D on't pa nic .
W ork c a re fully a nd it w ill fa ll into pla c e . S ta rt by folding the c olore d se c tion (the
hilt/gua rd) a t a right a ngle to the w hite (bla de ) se c tion a nd ope ning the tube . P inc h
the c orne rs to spre a d a long the c re a se s m a de in ste p 11 to the c e nte r (undivide d)
se c tions. M a ke sure it w ill la y fla t on e ithe r side of the bla de . T he re st of the fold
w ill ha ve to be c om ple te d off the ta ble .

B e ginning a t the top c olla pse the hilt a c c ordia n style . (not a ll the folds w ill be going
the right w a y. Just e a se the m in ge ntly, fo llow ing e xisting c re a se s.) W he n it w on't
fla tte n e a sily, sta rt to sink the bla de upw a rd into the hilt. T his is a c c om plishe d by
sm a ll roc king m otions a nd a lte rna te pinc he s a t the outside c orne rs until the gua rd is
form e d a nd fa lls fla t a nd e ve nly ove r both side s of the bla de . N ote how the c e nte r
se c tion lie s. If your m ode l looks like the finishe d dia gra m ...Y ou ha ve done it!!!
C ongra tula tions.

13. F old the gua rd se c tion

upw a rds on both side s.
M a ke the dia gona l
c re a se s a s in ste p 11.

14. F old the gua rd dow n 15. T he re should now

to form a pla tform a t a
right a ngle to the bla de .
B e c a re ful to ke e p the
pa pe r inside the tube lin e d
up a nd c olla pse the bla de
just like the hilt. N o
sinking m otion this tim e .
be tw o gua rd pla tform s.
O ne w hite a nd one
c olore d. S lip the w hite
unde r the la ye r of
c olore d pa pe r one side
a t a tim e to c re a te a
single c olore d gua rd.
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16. U nde r vie w s of the
gua rd. Fold the outside
points to the e dge of the
bla de a nd hide the folds
unde r the top la ye r to round.
17. C lose up of the bla de 18. A fte r pre form ing a n
tip. Fold a ll la ye rs up a sym m e rtric a l inside
a long line a nd c re a se . re ve rse a sm a ll fla g w ill
be pushe d to the outside .*

* B a sic a lly w ha t ne e ds to be done is to fold the tip to the inside a long the c re a se m a nde in 17. T he re
w ill be m ore pa pe r on one side of the fold tha n the othe r a nd w he n it c om e s through on the ba c k it
w ill push a sm a ll bit of pa pe r outw a rd in one of the tw o se c tions. Fold this fla g ove r a nd into the
va lle y of the othe r se c tion to loc k the tip c lose d.

19. P inc h the front a nd ba c k se c tions of the hilt toge the r

to form a sta r sha pe d ha ndle . Y ou a re done . A sm a ll
dot of glue (Y e s, I did use the G -w ord) inside the hilt
w ill he lp to hold the sta r sha pe but isn't re a lly ne c e ssa ry.

Sta rting w ith a 10" pa pe r c ut into thirds the m ode l w ill be a bout 6 inc he s.