Origami to Astonish and Amuse by Jeremy Shafer

This book has something for everyone. If you don't have it yet, buy it! It's worth every cent. The difficulty ranges from very simple to very complex and the models reflect the author's unique sense of humour. This book is definitely one of the best. Reading it you sometimes can't stop laughing. Most of the models are action models of some sort - optical illusions, snapping venus fly traps, working nailclippers...

Number of models	89
Starting formats	squares and $
Cuts, Glue	no
Diagram quality	very good
Photos of finished models	yes

Model	Comment	Picture
Baby Bird	.
Exploding Envelope	.	No picture yet.
Blinking Eyes	.
Magic Flap	.	No picture yet.
Magic Cube	.
Clapping Hands	.	No picture yet.
Waxing Waning Moon	.
Two Interlocking Rings	.	No picture yet.
Two Permanently Interlocking Rings	.	No picture yet.
Chocolate-Covered Ant	.
Gremlin	.
Crazy-Mouthed Gremlin	.
Surfer on a Wave	.
Glancer	.	No picture yet.
Mr. Smiley	.
Squishy Blob	.
Piano Playing Pop-up Card	.	No picture yet.
Yapping, Clapping, Tapping, Flapping T-rex	.	No picture yet.
Venus Flytrap	.
Frog Tongue	.	No picture yet.
Heart Attack	.	No picture yet.
Nail Clippers	.
Swiss Army Knife	.
Flasher	.	No picture yet.
Flasher Supreme	.
Flasher Big Bang	.	No picture yet.
Flasher Hat	.	No picture yet.
Flasher Marble Maze	.	No picture yet.
Flasher Labyrinth	.	No picture yet.
Labyrinth Walker	.	No picture yet.
Dromenon Labyrinth Walker	.	No picture yet.
Slithering Snake Skin	.
Preshrunk Blue Jeans	.	No picture yet.
$-Smiling and Frowning George	.	No picture yet.
Kite Letterhead	.	No picture yet.
Men´s Suit	.	No picture yet.
Iso-Area Swan	.	No picture yet.
Wine Glass	.	No picture yet.
Peace Sign	.	No picture yet.
Multiple Rippling Deltoid Design	.	No picture yet.
Musical Notes	.
Dancers	.	No picture yet.
Dragon	.
Rocking Horse	.	No picture yet.
Menorah	.	No picture yet.
Crab	.
Double Yin Yang	.	No picture yet.
Star of David	.	No picture yet.
Spider Web	.
$ Pyramid	.	No picture yet.
Balancing $ Eagle	.	No picture yet.
Dollar Bill Cuboid	.	No picture yet.
Eight Interlocking Rings	.	No picture yet.
Butterfly Heart Card	.	No picture yet.
Cubist Heart Card	.	No picture yet.
Window Heart Card	.	No picture yet.
Blintz Envelope	.	No picture yet.
Envelope	.	No picture yet.
Off the Wallet	.	No picture yet.
Bird of Peace Pop-up Card	.	No picture yet.
Diamond Heart Ring	.
Peace Ring	.
Crane Envelope	.	No picture yet.
Crane in Love Envelope	.	No picture yet.
Beating Heart Card	.	No picture yet.
Star of Peace	.
Interlocking Diamond Heart Rings	.	No picture yet.
Present Box	.	No picture yet.
Origami Square	.
Transvestit Puppet	.	No picture yet.
Barf Bag	.	No picture yet.
Unfortunate Bungee Jumper	.
Folder	.	No picture yet.
Strobe Light	.	No picture yet.
Invisible Duck	If you think you can see it you either have a very vivid imagination or should visit an eye specialist immediately.
Jack-O´-Lantern	from a T-shirt with cuts	No picture yet.
Upside-Down Heart	.
"Who´s Starring at my Rump?"	.	No picture yet.
Walking Boat	.
Clogged Artery	.	No picture yet.
Unopenable Envelope	.	No picture yet.
Folding the Blintz Base	.	No picture yet.
Folding the Square Base	.	No picture yet.
Folding the Flapping Bird	.	No picture yet.
Man Swatter	.
Unfortunate Suitor	.	No picture yet.
Carbon Atom	Unfortunately we didn't have an electron microscope available to take a picture of the finished model.
Monolithic Rubblestone Boulder	Creasepattern only. The picture shows a model that was inspired by this ingenious model.
Running Car	.	No picture yet.

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