Hexagonal Box http://www.owt.

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Establishing a 1:2 sq. root proportion .

cut

8'' square

make a diagonal fold. fold corner up to the trim and use the larger
diagonal fold. piece as a template.

Lid

1. 2. 3. 4.

turn over. rotate

fold over. fold to match dots. open and rotate. fold over to crease
and open.

5. 6. 7.

back view

edge is folded over to crease. fold corner back. fold as indicated.

lines will intersect in center.
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8. 9. 10.

finished unit

rotate

fold down. fold over. peak and valley fold

top layer. open to
form corner.

Assembly

after assembling, tuck pointed

flaps under.
open and shape each petal, curling
the tips over a round form like a
pencil.
Lid

lid template

longer and narrow box

template.

To make the box deeper, lengthen the template.

I made the template 2'' longer.
To make the the box narrow enough to fit inside
the lid, narrow the template by 1/16''.
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1. 2. 3. 4.

rotate

fold, matching dots. fold using former match edge to crease. peak and valley fold. open.
crease as a guide.

5. 6. 7.

finished unit

rotate

fold. make creases as pleat fold to form corner.

indicated and rotate.

Assembly

finished box.

secure each unit by

tucking the points under
the next unit.