Kase Vase
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Kase Vase
| Author | Kase Saburo |
| Category | vase |
| Difficulty | ** |
| Format | square |
| Base | preliminary |
| Text | This vase was invented by Saburo Kase, a Jaflapse folder who became blind at the age of 12.
1. Start with a preliminary base. Place it with the closed tip down. It is important that the vertical valley folds are well marked, because they will serve as a reference later. 2. Form a valley fold by bringing the bottom point upwards on the vertical diagonal of the diamond. Unfold and fold several times, including in the mountains. Leave in the folded position. There is no reference point, but this fold begins the future bottom of the vase. The author suggests 1/5 of the length of the vertical diagonal. We now have a shape with 5 sides: o a small horizontal lower side, which forms a hinge edge between a thick point raised upwards and the rest of the flaps of the preliminary base. o two symmetrical sides extending from either side of the bottom edge, which extend outwards from the pentagonal shape. o two other symmetrical sides succeed them, which meet on an open point composed of four flaps. 3. Form a valley fold by bringing, from right to left, the middle right corner of the upper flap on the diagonal (against the raised flap). The crease starts from the bottom right corner of the pentagonal shape. Mark well. 4. Form a valley fold by bringing, from left to right, the middle left corner of the upper flap over the previously folded point. The fold starts from the bottom left corner of the pentagonal shape. Mark well. 5. Unfold the two flaps that you have just created. Reverse the pleats by opening each flap slightly and pressing on the outer edge 6. Flip the fold from right to left. The short side must remain at the bottom. 7. Repeat the operations described from step 3 to step 5 by applying them to the upper double square flap. We will rely on the sides of the previous folds to bring the middle left and right corners on the vertical diagonal. We now have a pentagonal shape similar to the previous one, but whose bottom is refined. The upper point is made up of a front flap of single thickness hiding two sharp points of double thickness, themselves hiding a rear flap of single thickness. Inside, we find, arranged symmetrically, three accordion folds. 8. Form a valley fold by bringing the upper point of the upper flap from top to bottom as low as possible on the vertical diagonal. The fold passes through the two middle corners. Lightly mark the fold. Unfold. 9. Transform the valley fold into a mountain fold so as to insert the point inside the fold, which must be opened slightly. By placing the tip against the interior wall, care must be taken to trap the first left and right folds of the interior accordion. 10. Flip the fold from right to left. 11. Repeat steps 8 and steps 9 on the upper point of the front flap. The two sharp points now protrude at the top of the fold. 12. Unfold the lower thick tip. 13. Rotate the left part of the upper flap from left to right on the right part using the vertical middle valley fold. 14. Flip the fold from right to left. 15. Rotate the left part of the upper flap from left to right on the right part using the vertical middle valley fold. The two sharp points have now become two flaps of simple thickness, one in front, the other behind. 16. Leaning on the middle corners, fold the two front and rear points inside the shape using the same technique as before. We now have a pentagonal shape with a small point at the bottom, two symmetrical sides which deviate from the vertical outwards and which end in two corners delimiting a large horizontal upper side. 17. Form a valley fold by bringing the upper left corner from left to right on the vertical diagonal. There is no reference for this fold, which will determine the shape of the top of the vase. A good method is to locate a point 1/2 of the distance between the upper left corner and the middle of the upper edge. We make the fold by blocking with a finger at this point, then bringing the left corner to the diagonal. 18. Form a valley fold by bringing the upper right corner from right to left on the vertical diagonal. The fold must be symmetrical to the previous one. Locate the same point from the right, then bring the right corner opposite the previously folded corner. 19. Flip the fold from right to left. 20. Bring the two upper corners to the main diagonal, using the folds made in the previous steps. Just align the new folds with the old ones. The four flaps have a slot in their middle, a slot which will allow the upper corners to be reversed inside each flap. 21. Unfold and invert each tip you have just obtained inside. This allows you to block the different folds. The fold remains flat, and has a 7-sided shape, including a horizontal upper side and a small lower point. 22. Locate the middle left and right corners of the shape. Fold in a valley from top to bottom through all layers, resting on these two corners. Unfold and fold several times, returning to the starting position. 23. The upper horizontal side hides an opening, into which we will blow delicately. The folding swells and takes the shape of a beautiful vase. All you have to do is finish the shaping to give a nice curve to the walls. Variants To obtain different shapes, simply play: o on the size of the bottom, going up more or less the fold of the lower point [step 2], o on the folds from [steps 17] to [steps 21], which determine the shape of the top of the vase. A good method is to locate a point between the middle and 2/3 of the distance between the upper left corner and the middle of the top edge. We construct the fold by blocking with a finger at this point, then bringing the left corner on the diagonal. |
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