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i am a moderately experienced folder. i want to finish kirschenbaum's elephant.

i am stuck on step 17. i understand what needs to happen but cannot figure out how to do it, even by unfolding and re-collapsing. if anyone has any tips or suggestions, please reply.

here is the diagram

http://dev.origami.com/images_pdf/africanelephant.pdf

Open up the bottom and push out the flap. Though the results can sometimes be rather untidy, it works for me.

p.s. i glanced at some of your flickr photos, the chihuahua is great. i don't know if you have diagrams to share, but after i deal with this elephant i would love to try it or something similar.

i plan to post photos of my folding, but as i said it's my first day in the forum.

Do you know how to solve CPs? I have a Cp of my chihuahua in my forum.

I was redirected here from my original post. I am stuck on step 31 where you are supposed to pleat the trunk. I don't understand what to do at all. The picture doesn't make sense to me. Thanks.