Help finding a sliding star diagram?
Posted: September 29th, 2005, 5:26 am
Hi there, I'm new here but have been folding for ages. Unfortunately I took a couple years break from playing with paper (college, too busy, I'm sure you understand). So now I'm getting back into folding and I stumbled upon this community. Seems like everyone's nice to each other and knowledgeable so I think I'll stay a while if that's okay 
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So the reason why I made this post is that a long time ago a friend of mine showed me how to fold a star that I've never been able to actually find a diagram of. And in my origami downtime I've sadly forgotten how to make it. It's composed of about 6-7 identical pieces (can't remember the number exactly), starting from squares. there are some simple folds and then these pieces lock together into a flat octagonal ring. I seem to remember each small piece locks into another via two little prongs if that helps identify it
. So what really interested me about this piece was that when completed, the ring slid in on itself and became a cool starlike shape.
I hope someone out there recognizes what I'm talking about and can either link me to a diagram or just explain the simple folds involved. I assume that it's not copyrighted cuz it's so simple, but if it is, could you give me a book title? Thanks a bunch!
If it helps, I could use my very limited skills in mspaint to draw what it looks like
.So the reason why I made this post is that a long time ago a friend of mine showed me how to fold a star that I've never been able to actually find a diagram of. And in my origami downtime I've sadly forgotten how to make it. It's composed of about 6-7 identical pieces (can't remember the number exactly), starting from squares. there are some simple folds and then these pieces lock together into a flat octagonal ring. I seem to remember each small piece locks into another via two little prongs if that helps identify it
. So what really interested me about this piece was that when completed, the ring slid in on itself and became a cool starlike shape.I hope someone out there recognizes what I'm talking about and can either link me to a diagram or just explain the simple folds involved. I assume that it's not copyrighted cuz it's so simple, but if it is, could you give me a book title? Thanks a bunch!
If it helps, I could use my very limited skills in mspaint to draw what it looks like