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Hexagonal Box

make a diagonal fold. fold corner up to thediagonal fold.

trim and use the largerpiece as a template.

Establishing a 1:2 sq. root proportion .

cut

8'' square

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Lid

edge is folded over to crease.lines will intersect in center.

fold corner back.

back view

fold as indicated.

5. 6. 7.

turn over. rotate

3 .

open and rotate.

2 .

fold to match dots.

4 .

fold over to creaseand open.

fold over.

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Assembly

To make the box deeper, lengthen the template.I made the template 2'' longer.

To make the the box narrow enough to fit insidethe lid, narrow the template by 1/16''.

lid template

longer and narrow boxtemplate.

8. 9. 10.

 fold down. fold over. peak and valley foldtop layer. open toform corner.

rotate

finished unit

after assembling, tuck pointedflaps under.

open and shape each petal, curlingthe tips over a round form like apencil.

Lid

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1. 2. 3. 4.

fold, matching dots. fold using formercrease as a guide.

match edge to crease.

rotate

peak and valley fold. open.

fold.

5. 7.6.

make creases asindicated and rotate.

rotate

pleat fold to form corner.

finished unit

Assembly

secure each unit bytucking the points underthe next unit.

finished box.