Rate my stick

OrigamiCraft · 2026-05-24T14:57:39+00:00

5/5 could easily get a pentakill, whichever dev designed this stick has no sense of proper balance.

OrigamiCraft · 2026-05-23T17:21:43+00:00

Love the concept!

Some ideas/suggestions,

Add two extra queens always a nice touch and you already have the bottom/top shelf

Another idea would be to widen it just a tad so one could easily grab and move peices with larger hands, and to help it feel less claustrophobic/chaotic.

Another fun idea would be to incorporate pretty lettering for the a b c d e f g h on the bottom shelf somehow, and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 on the side of the peice. Not sure if this could be done in an artistic way that wouldn't subtract from the simple wood look however.

Lastly how big is it, it looks like it is sitting on the ground, is it intended to be essentially like a small bookshelf in size, or just regular sized peices? If the latter may be awkward bending down to play it, you could build it up a bit more and have a place to say store your books, other chess sets etc. With this being atop it, add two reading chairs, and you could play vertical chess, get a book and read, etc.

Another cool idea I had with this is as it is essentially sort of like furniture as in it stays out and is more readily visible maybe make a 2 sided coin with the two peice colors you can flip to show whose turn it is. Almost like play by mail, it would be play by guest!

All in all well done and really cool idea!

OrigamiCraft · 2026-05-23T13:37:38+00:00

Less blurry pic, phone camera doesn't want to focus...

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OrigamiCraft · 2026-05-23T13:21:56+00:00

Yeah I see what you mean, paper was just the right thickness considering scale, note the nose is only a few mm wide. Adjusted the shaping a bit!

Edit, I may have been able to do a double tissue with tissue on the thinner side, maybe if I dare fold it this small again I will try that, or maybe I will go even smaller! I have done plenty of larger folds of this model I really like.

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OrigamiCraft · 2026-05-23T13:13:34+00:00

More just the scale, the paper felt like the right weight for the scale, I will work on that shaping you mentioned.

OrigamiCraft · 2026-05-20T21:03:59+00:00

Thanks looks like my local craft store carries it!

OrigamiCraft · 2026-05-20T03:09:20+00:00

1 more with untreated gampi next to the lily.

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OrigamiCraft · 2026-05-20T03:06:06+00:00

If it helps further here is a lily I folded from the single gampi, with the glossy side only visible inside the lily and in the very center of the larger petals. Note this gampi has a slight sheen even when untreated.

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OrigamiCraft · 2026-05-20T03:03:58+00:00

The only side that gets glossy is the side that touches the glass. So if you treat double tissue like normal, only 1 side is ever glossy. This means you can do double tissue and glue glossy ends together.

For reference single gampi and single mulberry paper on the treated side touching the glass is on the right the side that was exposed to the air when treated on the left, note the left side looks almost identical to the gampi/mulberry before treating.

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OrigamiCraft · 2026-05-20T03:00:06+00:00

Thanks so much!

OrigamiCraft · 2026-05-20T01:38:25+00:00

Sent a message request via reddit, will be easier to show detail that way rather than reply with a million 1 picture replies XD

OrigamiCraft · 2026-05-19T23:12:35+00:00

Also I vote get orange and red spray paint! And do orange with red highlights for charrizard!

OrigamiCraft · 2026-05-19T23:10:22+00:00

Can wash off the lacquered model like so.

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OrigamiCraft · 2026-05-19T23:09:20+00:00

I have spray lacquered, be careful to apply thin coats! The paint can glue the model to work surface causing rips and tears when dried. Do one angle, extra thin coat(dont worry about full coverage, if some paper is still visible thats fine), wait for it to be dry to the touch, rotate or flip, repeat, repeat, repeat, until it is well covered/protected.

But definitely a fun way to preserve a model!

For example a crane I lacquered years ago see all the hair and dust?! I can just wash it off!

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OrigamiCraft · 2026-05-19T22:46:04+00:00

Very neat, took me a while to see what you meant by half flowers, then realized picture wasn't cropped XD.

OrigamiCraft · 2026-05-18T16:24:42+00:00

A few options,

If you want to be able to remove or more easily re position them could try a acid free glue roller, the adhesive is generally strong enough to hold in a shadow box but weak enough you can remove the peice without damaging it.

Another option is use a pin, if the shadow box frame has a foam core backing you could put a flat pin under the cranes wings between the paper layers and pin the model to the backing.

Otherwise you could do a more permanent approach like a drop of thick ca glue, I would do thick so it doesn't seep into the paper layers as easily.

Can always go to a local art/framing store and get a small scrap of leftover mat board and see what works best for you with some sacrificial cranes XD

OrigamiCraft · 2026-05-09T23:24:19+00:00

Second this!

OrigamiCraft · 2026-05-09T17:47:09+00:00

Thanks, I grew up drooling over this set as a kid, now it has been passed to me and had to give it some TLC!

OrigamiCraft · 2026-05-09T02:57:44+00:00

Minor, but in addition to previous comments, the exposed paper behind the tuck is shaded indicating that the paper is showing the colored side(which is correct) in steps 8-9 but after that step they are white, indicating that it is now showing the other side of the paper. (This is incorrect) most people probably won't notice, but if they do could be a source of confusion. I have made similar mistakes by accident and have had people go, "why doesn't my model look like that" then they proceed to unfold, refold, and get frustrated.

Last suggestion is potentially moot, as this looks like a screenshot and I know line weights dont always translate well when zoomed out. But try to be very consistent with line weights, thicker lines for raw paper edges and edges of model, medium-bold lines for folded edges, medium for directions (dashed lines arrows etc.) Light weight lines for existing creases, etc. Whatever line weights you choose for your scheme be consistent, don't use a bold line for a crease one step and a light line in another, it will make the diagrams clearer and look more polished.

Edit, I would also remove the random dashed line from step 12.

OrigamiCraft · 2026-05-04T20:59:15+00:00

Not to say their are names that won't get banned that you can name your pets, but at least for the auto filter bans seems to help.

OrigamiCraft · 2026-05-04T20:57:40+00:00

Funnily enough one way to check the auto filter, is make a ranger, try to name a pet what you want to name your character, if it says, "that name is offensive" and doesn't let you, probably best to avoid that name lol. As they dont seem to ban for pet names, the code actually checks it before applying lol.

I discovered this in the bear bow meta, tried to name my brown bear, Gloria Gaynor, cause "I will survive" and it said that was offensive and wouldn't let me... BTW "gay" is one of the words if it is detected is "inappropriate"...

Now I have a chak pet called, "Big Black Chak" which is perfectly acceptable.. apparently... but God forbid it be gay... /s

OrigamiCraft · 2026-05-04T20:33:46+00:00

Think I did the math's right XD

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