SUPER LARIAT CONSTRUCTION


CUTOUTS      Print three copies.
Copyright (c) November 2008 by Mark Steere

Setup     You'll need three cutout sheets, a metal straight edge, a cutting board, scissors, scotch tape, and a snap blade cutter. Blades wear out fast on paper.
Cut     Cut out one octohedron.
Cut     Cut out three cylinders.
Cut     Use scissors to cut around the tabs.
Parts     These are the four parts you'll need.
Fold     Pre-fold the octohedron. Folds should be right through the middle of the cells. The acute angles are all on the blank side of the paper.
Fold     The pre-folded octohedron should look like this.
Tape     Tear off tiny pieces of tape - about 1/8" x 3/8", and tape the octohedron together, taking care to align the cells.
Octohedron     The completed octohedron should look like this.
Fold     Pre-fold the cylinders. As with the octohedron, folds should be right through the middle of the cells. The acute angles of the arm-body folds should be on the blank side of the paper. The acute angles of the tab-arm folds should be on the printed side of the paper.
Tape     Tape the cylinders, taking care to align the cell halves.
Parts     These are the four completed parts.
Assemble     Attach the first cylinder to the octohedron, taking care to align the cells on the cylinders with the cells on the octohedron.
Complete      Attach the two remaining cylinders, taking care to align all of the cells.
Inspect      The printed pattern should transition seemlessly from face to face.
Final      The completed Super Lariat board should look like this. Use colored felt markers to play.