Won Park - Dollar Bill Koi

foldymole · Post by **foldymole** » April 8th, 2009, 1:53 am

Having just done my first Koi (Lang's, sans scales), this is perfect timing. It will be my first dollar fold too.

Washi · Post by **Washi** » September 26th, 2009, 5:29 am

I wonder why Won uses his precious ol' money for his origami anyway?

WhisperPuffin · Post by **WhisperPuffin** » September 29th, 2009, 3:58 am

Same reason we use squares

4sigma · Post by **4sigma** » October 19th, 2009, 3:48 am

Washi wrote:I wonder why Won uses his precious ol' money for his origami anyway?

Dollar bills are very good origami paper. They're fairly thin, crease very crisply, and are almost impossible to tear. And they're getting cheaper every day

Won Park's Koi is one of my favorite things to fold out money. Here's a picture of one, along with my other two favorites. (Click to enlarge)

WhisperPuffin · Post by **WhisperPuffin** » October 19th, 2009, 10:23 am

Wow! They're amazing, 4sigma. 2 questions though:

1) Whose Dragon is that? It's really cool!

and 2) Congratulations on figuring out the Dollar Mooser's Train! Any chance of a CP or hints on how it is done?

4sigma · Post by **4sigma** » October 19th, 2009, 10:58 am

0) Thanks!

1) The dragon is also Won Park's. Or more precisely, I should say that the dragon is something like Won Park's. It's made out of $2, not just $1. He once showed me more or less how he folded the "base", and I've tried to do the details and the shaping like he does. But he is more patient than I am.

I think he also has a slightly different way of doing the legs/toes than what I've done, and also does a bit more shaping of the body and neck to make it look more scaly. Also I made some modifications to the head because I wanted more horns. For comparison, here is a photo of one that Won Park folded himself:

I eagerly await Won Park's book so we can all start folding his dragons the way he intends.

2) There is a thread around here somewhere for the Mooser train which we can revive if needed. The CP is available in Robert Lang's "Origami Design Secrets."

WhisperPuffin · Post by **WhisperPuffin** » October 19th, 2009, 11:20 am

But aren't dollar bill proportions different to the proportions needed for Mooser's original Train?

4sigma · Post by **4sigma** » October 19th, 2009, 12:03 pm

Discussion on the Mooser train continued in the Mooser's Train thread.

bibi24 · Post by **bibi24** » January 16th, 2013, 2:19 pm

How to go about folding Won Park's Koi with another currency bill that has different dimension ratios?

EDIT: I used a HK hundred (not as long as US dollar), 15.35 x 7.65cm

I added the diagonal scale folds to the head and tail to match the dollar, however the tail turned out to be too big proportional -wise, which made the koi look more like a gold fish instead....

How can I change it so the body is longer?

EDIT2: I made the tail shorter by using only 2 diagonal pleats for creasing, not sure if the compensation is too much now....

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