What to buy with 42$

orislater · Post by **orislater** » November 1st, 2010, 7:26 pm

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

joshuaorigami · Post by **joshuaorigami** » November 1st, 2010, 7:36 pm

Have you ordered Quentin's book? If not, get that and whatever money is left - Buy paper with!

orislater · Post by **orislater** » November 1st, 2010, 7:39 pm

good idea ill go look at prices right now

orislater · Post by **orislater** » November 1st, 2010, 7:41 pm

aaaaa! 44.73$ almost 3 dollars over the limit not including shipping and i will have no paper!

ahudson · Post by **ahudson** » November 1st, 2010, 10:18 pm

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

orislater · Post by **orislater** » November 2nd, 2010, 1:54 am

thanks for the info

bethnor · Post by **bethnor** » November 2nd, 2010, 1:38 pm

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.

orislater · Post by **orislater** » November 2nd, 2010, 6:48 pm

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...

HankSimon · Post by **HankSimon** » November 5th, 2010, 12:27 am

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

orislater · Post by **orislater** » November 5th, 2010, 12:46 am

hank i think ill use your idea!
ps we dont get presents for thanksgiving

bethnor · Post by **bethnor** » November 5th, 2010, 1:08 am

hank--i don't know how often you order from passionorigami, but nicolas usually sends a complimentary "sample" paper pack.

HankSimon · Post by **HankSimon** » November 6th, 2010, 12:13 am

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

orislater · Post by **orislater** » November 12th, 2010, 11:46 pm

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

PhillipORigami · Post by **PhillipORigami** » November 18th, 2010, 12:16 am

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.

orislater · Post by **orislater** » November 18th, 2010, 1:11 am

im getting quentin trollips book. i would never waste good paper on my own crappy designs. btw send me 200$ please hahaha