Arrow template
Two pages on A4. The first is the sheet you fold: every crease, numbered in order. The second shows each step. Print at 100% (“actual size”), then fold the first page along its lines, printed side up to start.
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How to fold the Arrow
A dart folded in once more, so slim it’s nearly all nose. Paper makes a good wing because air can’t get through it: its fibres lock together in layers.
- 1
Fold the top left corner to the middle.
- 2
And the other one.
- 3
Fold the new edge to the middle.
- 4
And the other one.
- 5
Once more: the edge to the middle.
- 6
And the last one.
- 7
Fold it in half along the middle.
- 8
Fold the wing down, along the keel.
- 9
Turn it over.
- 10
And fold the other wing to match.
- ✓
Open the wings out, level with the keel, and throw it gently, straight ahead.
Crease it sharp. Line the edges up exactly, then run a fingernail along each fold.
If it dives, bend the back edges of the wings up a little.
If the nose rises, then drops, it’s stalling: bend the back edges down a little.