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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Got this book for Christmas and was impressed as soon as I opened it. The designs are ranged from fundamental models, simple models, intermediate and then complex models. All designs appear to be unique and are very well diagrammed. The author also includes a lot of text information about geometry and the crease patterns resulting from the folding of these designs.
I probably would not recommend this book to absolute beginners as even the fundamental models can be tricky to fold without a good understanding of origami techniques.
Anyone with an interest in this absorbing hobby should consider this book as it is so well laid out and very well produced.
Models include a Mouse, Squirrel, Partitioned Box (from a Bird Base, this is clever design), Wild Boar, Human Figure, A Devil Mask and a Tiger Mask (nice 3d designs) and many others. Instructions are also included for the designs shown on the front cover, something that does not always happen with some books on the art.
Highly recommended.
I probably would not recommend this book to absolute beginners as even the fundamental models can be tricky to fold without a good understanding of origami techniques.
Anyone with an interest in this absorbing hobby should consider this book as it is so well laid out and very well produced.
Models include a Mouse, Squirrel, Partitioned Box (from a Bird Base, this is clever design), Wild Boar, Human Figure, A Devil Mask and a Tiger Mask (nice 3d designs) and many others. Instructions are also included for the designs shown on the front cover, something that does not always happen with some books on the art.
Highly recommended.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I have a lot of origami books and consider this an exceptionally fine work. First off, its nicely printed. A convenient size in water semi-resistant paper; colour photos of every model; and clearly coloured folding instructions. Dover could learn a lot from the presentation.
The model instructions are accompagnied with far more text than is usual, but this is discussion of origami theory as particularly exemplified by the model rather than a supplement to the instructions. Though in poorly expressed English, these text panels are fully understandable, interesting, and can profoundly add to ones understanding of the model in particular and origami in general.
The models themselves are excellent, varying from beginner to complex. But Maekawa's style, though unique and surprising in some ways, is also clean and logical, with far fewer forced and ungainly folds than Lang. Think Montroll with recursion.
I recommend this book for both the origami novice and the seasoned folder. Its a delight.
The model instructions are accompagnied with far more text than is usual, but this is discussion of origami theory as particularly exemplified by the model rather than a supplement to the instructions. Though in poorly expressed English, these text panels are fully understandable, interesting, and can profoundly add to ones understanding of the model in particular and origami in general.
The models themselves are excellent, varying from beginner to complex. But Maekawa's style, though unique and surprising in some ways, is also clean and logical, with far fewer forced and ungainly folds than Lang. Think Montroll with recursion.
I recommend this book for both the origami novice and the seasoned folder. Its a delight.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is by far my favourite origami book. All of the models are fun and interesting to fold, and the author has included some fairly detailed comments on nearly every model - the origins of the model, or the maths behind how the folds combine together, for instance. The models themselves are fairly impressive; they're not always the best looking, but there are plenty of great ones and I enjoyed making them so much that it doesn't bother me.
It's not quite for beginners; there are some simple models at the beginning, but I'd recommend looking up some free tutorials as a bare minimum before buying this. But, to anyone who has folded before, this is a brilliant book.
It's not quite for beginners; there are some simple models at the beginning, but I'd recommend looking up some free tutorials as a bare minimum before buying this. But, to anyone who has folded before, this is a brilliant book.
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Superb book definitely a book for the more technical enthusiast. My son loves it and he is aged 12. Great book
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Disappointing and overrated.
I cannot understand why people can rave about this book and rate it 5 stars. There are several problems with it, the main ones being:
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Origami handbook
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Very Good but Not for Beginners
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Published 3 months ago by Muffintop
Bloody Brilliant!
The arrival date and the book itself were very impressive. "This cant be that book I ordered" I thought, "it's way to soon!" I was very surprised. Read more
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Superb Origami Book
This book contains a very wide array of models of varying levels of complexity, most of them extremely good, with a couple of odd choices. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Phil
PhD level Origami!
I have been involved with Origami for 40 years and this is quite the best technical book on the subject I have found. Read more
Published 19 months ago by C. CUNLIFFE
Many great models
This book has many very nice origami models ranging from simple to complex. Apart on how to fold the models, there is a lot of additional information on geometric/mathematical... Read more
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Not for a novice
Bought this book for my teenage son, unfortunatley a bit too advanced for him. Only for a confident origami maker
Published on 11 Mar 2010 by V. Bishop
Excellent Book
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