About the Hammer
The Art of Manliness’ expert plane: more folds than most, and of its three, the one that “flies the best and farthest”. All those layers make its snub nose.
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How to fold the Hammer
A snub nose, long slim wings: flies far and true. 14 folds from a plain sheet, a little fiddly. Drag the red corner along its arrow, or press Fold.
- Distance
- Flying straight
Fold it alongStep by stepFly it wellPrint it
There it goes: the hammer you folded is flying on this page. Catch it, and throw it again.
Folding a real one? Print its template: every crease, numbered.
How it flies: steady
Blunt nose, rarely stalls. A snub nose and long, slim wings: the best and farthest of its kind.
Where it comes from
Taught by The Art of Manliness (Jeremy Anderberg, 2022), whose expert plane it is; it doesn’t name a designer.
Sources: The Art of ManlinessStep by step
moves fold here where it ends up
Fold the right edge in, to lie along the line from the top left corner.
And the left one: its corner meets the right one’s edge.
Fold the top down, all the way to the bottom edge.
Fold its point back up, so it sticks out over the top.
Fold the left side in, from the bottom corner, until its top corner meets the point.
And the right one.
Fold the left side in once more: a straight edge from the bottom corner to the top.
And the right side.
Fold the top down where the sides begin: a snub nose.
Turn it over.
Fold it in half along the middle.
Fold the wing down, along the keel.
Turn it over.
And fold the other wing to match.
Open the wings out, level with the keel. Hold it under its middle and throw it gently, straight ahead.
Fly it well
How to throw it
A firm, level throw. Its weighty nose keeps it on line; thrown too hard, the nose flies it into the floor, so ease off if it dives.
If it misbehaves
- Dives? Throw softer first, then bend the back edges up a little.
- Wobbles? Sharpen the creases and pinch the body shut.
- Turns? Match the wings, then trim the opposite back edge up.
More help
Fix your paper plane: nose-dives, stalls, turns and wobbles, and the bends that trim them out. Or see which plane is best for what you want.
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