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Samurai helmet

How to fold an origami samurai helmet

Paper
One square sheet of paper.
Preparation
No cutting or gluing is included in these folding steps. Begin with “Fold the top corner down to the bottom”.
What you will make
A samurai helmet with decorative points and a brim.

Make a samurai helmet by folding the decorative corners up from a triangle, forming the brim, and tucking the final tip into a pocket. Follow the brim fold and the tuck as separate stages. Rotate the model sideways to see the pocket opening and overlapping layers.

Follow the 10 steps above by scrolling. Drag the model to inspect a fold from another angle, and scroll back to review a previous step.

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Read all 10 folding steps
  1. Fold the top corner down to the bottom
  2. Fold the left corner to the bottom corner
  3. Fold the right corner to the bottom corner
  4. Lift the folded left corner
  5. Lift the folded right corner
  6. Fold the left corner outward
  7. Fold the right corner outward
  8. Lift the front bottom corner
  9. Fold the brim up
  10. Tuck the tip into the pocket

Tricky points and what to check

The brim fold and tuck are confusing

Steps to review: 8・9・10

Raise the front bottom corner, fold up the brim, then send the remaining tip into the pocket. Compare the first illustration before tucking.

The decorative corners do not point up

Steps to review: 2・3・4・5・6・7

After folding the side corners down, raise each folded corner. Check that both have been raised before folding them outward.

Step 10：Tuck the tip into the pocket

Three views from the same 3D folding sequence. Read from top to bottom.

Helmet with a large white triangular flap extending below the brim
Helmet with a large white triangular flap extending below the brim

After step 9. Compare with the next image to identify the part that moves.

Before：After step 9. Compare with the next image to identify the part that moves.
Helmet flap curving below the brim as its tip enters the pocket
Helmet flap curving below the brim as its tip enters the pocket

Distinguish the brim from the tip being tucked in. Watch the tip enter the pocket, followed by the rest of the flap.

During：Distinguish the brim from the tip being tucked in. Watch the tip enter the pocket, followed by the rest of the flap.
Completed helmet with the flap tucked in and a white brim extending sideways
Completed helmet with the flap tucked in and a white brim extending sideways

After “Tuck the tip into the pocket”. Compare the corners and layers with the first image.

After：After “Tuck the tip into the pocket”. Compare the corners and layers with the first image.
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Make a samurai helmet by folding the decorative corners up from a triangle, forming the brim, and tucking the final tip into a pocket.

Completed origami samurai helmet

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