Shropshire Box

Designed and diagrammed by Bradley Tompkins

6
1 Color side
down, valley
crease inner
quarter: Pinch
1⁄2 and 1⁄4 marks,
and fold edges
to opposite Valley crease edge to 1⁄8, only
quarter pinch. between diagonals, as shown.

2 5

Crease
diagonals
as shown.
Turn over.
Crease corner diagonal and one
just below it. Rotate and repeat
for each corner. Turn over.

3
4 Form creases
as shown.
Crease Easy way:
outer 1⁄8. Flip bottom
Turn over. edge up.
Then crease
45°
triangular
flap.

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 Reverse
7 mountain to
valley on line
segments
shown. Turn
over.

Fold 12
8
corners
in along
existing
diagonal Rotate the box and repeat
crease. step 11 on the remaining 3
sides.

11
Fold
9 along
existing
creases
to form (Partially 3D view): Fold raw
a box edge under, securing against
shape. underlying valley crease.

10

(Partially 3D view): Fold raw edge

down, allowing mountain creases
to form trapezoid shape.

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13 After completing
steps 10-12 for all
four sides, drop
upper segments to
form top flaps.
Interlace the
flap, rotatoing the
box in a clockwise
direction, and tuck
flap 4 underneath
flap 1.

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