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What to buy with 42$
Posted: November 1st, 2010, 7:26 pm
by orislater
Hi all! im getting about 42 dollars next week and i was wondering: what to buy?! im thinking about terry foil and gold foil rollers but it looks so expensive!
ideas are appreciated
-slater
Posted: November 1st, 2010, 7:36 pm
by joshuaorigami
Have you ordered Quentin's book? If not, get that and whatever money is left - Buy paper with!

Posted: November 1st, 2010, 7:39 pm
by orislater
good idea ill go look at prices right now
Posted: November 1st, 2010, 7:41 pm
by orislater
aaaaa! 44.73$ almost 3 dollars over the limit not including shipping and i will have no paper!
Posted: November 1st, 2010, 10:18 pm
by ahudson
if you're in the US or UK you can get several of used books on Amazon for that much.
Some of my favs that I've gotten cheap on Amazon:
* Advanced Origami by Micheal LaFosse
* Genuine Origami by Jun Maekawa
* Brilliant Origami by David Brill
* Roses, Origami and Math by Toshikazu Kawasaki
* Origami Insects and their Kin by Robert J. Lang
* Origami to Astonish and Amuse by Jeremy Shafer
Posted: November 2nd, 2010, 1:54 am
by orislater
thanks for the info
Posted: November 2nd, 2010, 1:38 pm
by bethnor
i hate to be a jerk and keep saying the same thing over and over, but again, it might be helpful to know what exactly it is you want to do.
for instance, if you are interested in folding some of the more complex projects (nguyen cung huong eagle, for instance), a roll of nicolas terry foil is an excellent investment.
Posted: November 2nd, 2010, 6:48 pm
by orislater
ok i think i will buy the foil roll. and just so you know i folded the eagle out of 30cm paper

50cm will be a breeze...
Posted: November 5th, 2010, 12:27 am
by HankSimon
Just in case you haven't followed through, I heard rumors that some paper comes with Quentin's book.... but I haven't received mine yet, so I can't verify. Also, Quentin has an eagle, too.
If you can fold his models, it may be worth it to borrow a couple of bucks...
(An early Thanksgiving present

)
- Hank Simon
Posted: November 5th, 2010, 12:46 am
by orislater
hank i think ill use your idea!
ps we dont get presents for thanksgiving

Posted: November 5th, 2010, 1:08 am
by bethnor
hank--i don't know how often you order from passionorigami, but nicolas usually sends a complimentary "sample" paper pack.
Posted: November 6th, 2010, 12:13 am
by HankSimon
bethnor - I rarely order from Nicolas, but it's usually a large order, so the sample pack might get lost in the other paper ... that unfortunately is collecting dust, rather than growing into fantastic models.
Thanks for the clarification, verification.
orislater - You still have a couple of weeks to place your petition for presents instead of turkeys for Thanksgiving
[Maybe a small advance for Christmas ?]
- Hank Simon
Posted: November 12th, 2010, 11:46 pm
by orislater
ok i have exactly 40$
i got 54 but i spent it on a southpark pinball machine and a can of spray adhesive. I can probably rake a few yards to get the rest!
ps im getting trollips book

Posted: November 18th, 2010, 12:16 am
by PhillipORigami
Paper. thats it. Foil, tissue, and origamido. There. your problem is solved.
by the way, remind me to spend $400 on paper that i saved up.........
But it depends. Do you usually design your own stuff like me? get a lot of paper. do you do things with other peoples models? get books and paper.
Posted: November 18th, 2010, 1:11 am
by orislater
im getting quentin trollips book. i would never waste good paper on my own crappy designs. btw send me 200$ please hahaha