You can also cut 3/4" from the long side of 8.5x11 paper (leaving 7.75x11) to get a proportion of 1.419 which is pretty close to the root2 proportion of 1.414. Now you just have to find some lightweight 8.5x11" printed scrapbooking paper (color or pattern on one side; white on the back), which is still, sometimes, available in the U.S. ... Chilagami ///
On Fri, Oct 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM Sy Chen via Origami < [email protected]> wrote: > > I likely posted this option before. > > The A4 (√2 rectangle ) shape is very special. You first cut the maximum > √2 rectangle from a square. Then you can cut 2 small squares from the > remaining long rectangle. The leftover paper is a smaller (√2) rectangle. > Using this way you can make 2 small squares and 1 large √2 rectangle and 1 > small √2 rectangle.without waste. > > Happy Folding! > > Sy Chen > > > On Fri, Oct 10, 2025 at 6:28 AM Aurèle Duda <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> You may find some references at miyabi store: >> https://origami-papier.eu/DIN-A4-B4-Origami_s2 >> Best >> Aurèle >> >> >>
