The OZ Cube

This origami cube is made from a single square sheet of paper.  It was originally developed by Kazuo Haga and Kunihiko Kasahara.  It is called the HK cube and there is a diagram of it in Kasahara's book Origami for the Connoisseur.

 Anyway, as I was drinking my TAZO tea one morning and wondering what I could do with the tea sachet envelope, a little light bulb went on inside my head.  If you are new to origami, you may want to try this out on some larger copy or printer paper first, maybe even some paper with color on one side and white on the other, as you might not get it right on the first attempt.  Just be certain you start with a square sheet of paper.

Step 1 What you will need

Here is a list of what you will need:

1. an elementary knowledge of origami...ie; how to read a diagram...just the basics...mountain fold, valley fold...etc;  nothing very complex...if you don't have that knowledge already, you can pick up some of the basics at www.fishgoth.com/origami/basics1.html.




2.  some Tazo tea bag envelopes...not the tea bags, but the nice colorful paper that the tea bags come in.

3.  an exacto knife or a box cutter...either one will do....my box cutter works fine on this paper which is sort of waxy/plasticky on one side

4.  a non slip ruler that shows millimetres.   You will need to be fairly precise in your measurements

5.  a cutting mat, and obviously a table or something with some light.  duh

Comments

[legolord96]

Thankyou for posting this instructable. I have been looking everywhere for an origami box made out of only one sheet of paper and this one was the most descriptive and in depth one I could find. Great job!

[krapphace]

thanks for the feedback...i was wondering if it was clear enough

[cannibal_hect0r]

just made one following along w/your ible. This is fantastic! I can't wait to have this memorized. Cheers, thanks!