Robert Lang's Scorpion

[origami93]

i am stuck at step 2! i know it is a very early step to be stuck on, but i don't know of a way to divide that side equally into sevenths. the scorpion is in "the complete book of origami" by robert lang.

[pita8912]

have you tried using a ruler to divide it and use it to help creasing.
it always helped me fold in a straight line, especially when starting
with a huge piece of paper

[Cupcake]

What I did was just go by the picture and guess... so, basically, I went by luck... Worked nicely for me!

[jet crane]

The folding sequence is explained in
Origami and Geometric Constructions by Robert Lang

[origami93]

i finished it. here it is.

[Cupcake]

Wow! Thats just like mine! Is it from copy paper?

[origami93]

yes, it is folded from copy paper. and when i think about it, yes, it does look like yours. i think i messed up on the claws, but i guess they will get better with practice.

[Darksoul]

Next time you need to perform a tricky division use one of Haga's Theorems it is more accurate than meassuring

[Cupcake]

...i think i messed up on the claws...

Don't they just pull out, like the instructions say?

[origami93]

yes, they do. i'll just fold the model again and see what i did wrong on my first try.

[Harpseal]

Hi, i'm stuck on step 2 as well, how do you heptsect an angle?

[dragon]

Lang shows how to divide into numbers up to 1/9th on this webpage:http://langorigami.com/science/computat ... finder.php. scroll down to the last subheading, the links are just above it.

[Harpseal]

Yay! I did it!