How to fold a box

This shows you how to fold a Masu box out of a plain sheet of paper.

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A square sheet of paper.

A square sheet of paper.

Fold it once.

Fold it once.

Fold it twice.

Fold it twice.

Unfold it.

Unfold it.

Turn your paper around.

Turn your paper around.

Fold the corners to the center.

Fold the corners to the center.

All of them.

All of them.

Fold the sides to the center.

Fold the sides to the center.

Unfold.

Unfold.

And now fold the other two sides to the center.

And now fold the other two sides to the center.

Unfold.

Unfold.

Unfold one of the upper and one of the lower triangles.

Unfold one of the upper and one of the lower triangles.

Fold the sides to the center (again).

Fold the sides to the center (again).

Breathe. It should look like this now. (Almost done.)

Breathe. It should look like this now. (Almost done.)

Half unfold the sides.

Half unfold the sides.

Now the hardest part: lift the triangle up -

Now the hardest part: lift the triangle up -

- so that the inner folds meet in the middle.

- so that the inner folds meet in the middle.

Wrap the triangle over the side.

Wrap the triangle over the side.

Press firmly.

Press firmly.

Do the same  with the other end of  your box.

Do the same with the other end of your box.

Congratulations.

  • 1.0 square sheet of paper