[Origami] Is scoring paper cheating

2013-01-30 Thread Joan Homewood
I do not understand why scoring seems to be a problem. Surely when you fold paper the fibres are disturbed in a similar way to scoring Joan

Re: [Origami] Is scoring paper cheating

2013-01-30 Thread Chris Lott
On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 6:09 AM, Joan Homewood joan...@tiscali.co.uk wrote: I do not understand why scoring seems to be a problem. Surely when you fold paper the fibres are disturbed in a similar way to scoring The process has to have something to do with it though...at the extreme end

Re: [Origami] Is scoring paper cheating?

2013-01-25 Thread Janet Hamilton
On Jan 21, 2013, at 12:46 AM, Have Paper Will Travel foldingsm...@gmail.com wrote: You can see somewhat of an example in this video: http://youtu.be/yHi8Dsm7PvA What is the box that Yami is teaching in the video? Janet

Re: [Origami] Is scoring paper cheating

2013-01-22 Thread Matthew Gardiner
aspects of purism. - Matthew Gardiner On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 4:22 AM, Clare Chamberlain cchamberl...@rspcawa.asn.au wrote: Subject: Re: [Origami] Is scoring paper cheating? The origami folk in Melbourne had paper scored to make a record number of paper tsuru for a beautiful display

[Origami] Is scoring paper cheating

2013-01-21 Thread Clare Chamberlain
Subject: Re: [Origami] Is scoring paper cheating? The origami folk in Melbourne had paper scored to make a record number of paper tsuru for a beautiful display in central Melbourne a few years ago - I remember Perth Origami Group folding several dozen scored, fairly stiff sheets as our

[Origami] Is scoring paper cheating?

2013-01-19 Thread Paper Dragon
This is just another variation of the Origami Purist Standards. I am no purist. I regard paper scoring to be a variation of PreCreasing which I think of as Paper Training. All folding is just a means of training the paper to do what you want it to do. As a added bonus, kids giggle when they thing

Re: [Origami] Is scoring paper cheating?

2013-01-18 Thread Chris Lott
The discussion of cheating reminds me of similar discussions about poetry and forms. Is it cheating to write a sonnet that doesn't adhere to the traditional form? Some say yes and are devoted to those forms; others are interested in expanding the form, toying with and teasing it, and creating new

Re: [Origami] Is scoring paper cheating?

2013-01-16 Thread Hank Simon
Susan Schoen asked: Would you consider scoring the paper cheating - like using scissors, tape and/or glue? I believe that Robert Lang recommends that you score Spring Into Action before trying to fold it. And, in a different place, I think that he had used a laser to score a crease pattern

Re: [Origami] Is scoring paper cheating?

2013-01-16 Thread Ronald Koh
Susan Schoen asked: Would you consider scoring the paper cheating - like using scissors, tape and/or glue? On 17/1/2013 7:27 AM, Hank Simon wrote: I believe that Robert Lang recommends that you score Spring Into Action before trying to fold it. And, in a different place, I think that he