Another math papercraft.
The technical term for this is a "plaited polyhedron." Say that three times fast!
Print the PDF template or try the no measure way.
No-measure grid
Start with a square of paper. Fold in half, then in quarters, then in eighths. Now make folds the other way, in half, quarters, eighths. You get an 8 x 8 grid.
![braided cube](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZJe0UlL6WxiqOvCC9TZQGb44zr2nev6nP53tUmDf0dEyFRadobEKWP5NbQQ2wm6x3kI6Zfk0wFxNpSLG1Fm59l2tOLHSVaJi5qaU9_ZS065HAhtczg26uzWeKxfMki_nLO1z5-0c5IgV/s320/plaitedcube1.jpg)
Cut along the heavy black lines. (Why didn't we start with a 6 x 6 grid? Too hard to fold paper into thirds!)
![braided cube](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49ffsq9mL2sDFgaKUM8XpWou8XUbWvzNPzLKUzSH_mZWqj8lrzB7_ASUMQOw6gjVixQTGN2VSAM6lAb2ojtK9Qm-2ns4H2a5iekIVGvnQ8-Trgk6sEvYv4JqV580OkhoRXkqcfs74hgSU/s320/plaitedcube2.jpg)
The first time you make this, put letter labels on the squares. Pay attention to upper/lower case, and the direction each letter is facing.
![braided cube](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDXucGoz1y5aGBQAuW8-EIWfLQaEUY5fBKRl66qPrShDvKEyC12pZpkJ0Gr3T9ab6fPOghFGLuuX1wcutvXh4yxQ5m3Bu01dyV-gz-LABugbUrdAj4TgMODDfF93eFn9En3zhHoxQkt1e/s320/plaitedcube4.jpg)
Hold your paper with the blank square closest to you. Now it's time to braid. You will be braiding left over center, then right over center. Ready?
I have a strange obsession with map projections on polyhedra, so of course I had to try a globe on this cube.
The technical term for this is a "plaited polyhedron." Say that three times fast!
Print the PDF template or try the no measure way.
No-measure grid
Start with a square of paper. Fold in half, then in quarters, then in eighths. Now make folds the other way, in half, quarters, eighths. You get an 8 x 8 grid.
![braided cube](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZJe0UlL6WxiqOvCC9TZQGb44zr2nev6nP53tUmDf0dEyFRadobEKWP5NbQQ2wm6x3kI6Zfk0wFxNpSLG1Fm59l2tOLHSVaJi5qaU9_ZS065HAhtczg26uzWeKxfMki_nLO1z5-0c5IgV/s320/plaitedcube1.jpg)
Cut along the heavy black lines. (Why didn't we start with a 6 x 6 grid? Too hard to fold paper into thirds!)
![braided cube](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49ffsq9mL2sDFgaKUM8XpWou8XUbWvzNPzLKUzSH_mZWqj8lrzB7_ASUMQOw6gjVixQTGN2VSAM6lAb2ojtK9Qm-2ns4H2a5iekIVGvnQ8-Trgk6sEvYv4JqV580OkhoRXkqcfs74hgSU/s320/plaitedcube2.jpg)
The first time you make this, put letter labels on the squares. Pay attention to upper/lower case, and the direction each letter is facing.
![braided cube](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDXucGoz1y5aGBQAuW8-EIWfLQaEUY5fBKRl66qPrShDvKEyC12pZpkJ0Gr3T9ab6fPOghFGLuuX1wcutvXh4yxQ5m3Bu01dyV-gz-LABugbUrdAj4TgMODDfF93eFn9En3zhHoxQkt1e/s320/plaitedcube4.jpg)
Hold your paper with the blank square closest to you. Now it's time to braid. You will be braiding left over center, then right over center. Ready?
I have a strange obsession with map projections on polyhedra, so of course I had to try a globe on this cube.
![braided cube earth](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRGJonUjRpxF-Aut61v32_n4_kxp6gZ229hxYbXr5chW4zcyddeOaI1R-bHq7igab3mH2ZSLRzPoVNevcKWrzRHcT1OxBm13BrO_v7zxKxqRjhOjo_TLRQDa5q46orBxlbjo3dJoduw_L/s320/IMG_1085.jpg)