Cardstock Model and Crafting Master Page
This is a work-in-progress -- we are organizing the enormous amount of information we have on cardstock modelmaking and our patented boxmakers.
There will be duplicates -- please ignore them for now.
The links are in the following categories ...
1 -- PAPER AND CARDSTOCK -- THE MATERIAL:
2 -- CARDSTOCK AND PAPER MODELS:
3 -- BOXMAKING:
4 -- PROJECTS OTHER THAN MODELS OR BOXES:
5 -- ORIGAMI:
6 -- PARCHMENT CRAFTING:
7 -- OTHER:
8 -- E-MAIL GROUPS:
The search engine was created by Phil Shore of Pearblossom, Ca. USA / (Thanks Phil)
He is a member of Papermodels II -- a Google group / it searches over 100 Cardstock Model websites
PAPER AND CARDSTOCK -- THE MATERIAL:
- Cardstock and paper -- thickness, sizes and weight
- Paper history -- from about.com
...... General Papermaking History
...... Papermills
...... Newsprint
...... Wove Paper
...... Washi
...... Watermark
...... Cardboard and Packaging - Grocery Bags - Paper Sacks
...... Corrugated Paper and Cardboard
...... Wallpaper
...... Dixie Cups - Paper Plate - Single Service Disposables
...... Paper Mache
...... Wax Paper - General papercraft instructions A 4-page .pdf -- Tells which basic tools you will need. Shows how to make a cube, cylinder/tube, cone and sphere
- Paper and cardstock bibliography
- Cardstock models -- building
tips
- Cardstock
models -- general building instructions
- Paper model building tips from Disney (6/1/08)
- More information to come on corrugated cardboard crafting.
CARDSTOCK AND PAPER MODELS
With regard to the foreign-language sites. In many case, if you click around, you can find downloadable free models, even if you can't read the language.
- Cardstock, card and paper models http://bellsouthpwp.net/n/8/n8hfi/card-faq/ This is a masterful site by Steve Brown, an enthusiast. It has an enormous number of links to free models and all sorts of related information.
- Cardstock models -- 21 links to good information
- Cardstock model houses -- FREE plans for six models designed by Pierre Fontaine. who owns the copyright.
- Cardstock models -- Some really good models for all tastes
- Cardstock models -- More free models. Link to a good site by a well known and respected enthusiast.
- Cardstock models -- Sixteen early paper models that were constructed starting around 1913 by an aspiring fifteen year old aviation-minded young man who later became a world renowned aviation artist.
- Cardstock models -- Free plans for the Starship Enterprise. This is a wonderful model. Here is a photo of the finished model
- Paper Models -- What?! You don't read Japanese? Neither do I. Just have fun and explore. Keep clicking until you get lucky.
- A Model Diner -- See http://www.howto-ville.com/boxmakers/maxgrill.html
For a photo of a Max Diner in Harrison, NJ and a model of that diner. See
http://www.howto-ville.com/boxmakers/maxconstruction.html for plans for that model. My grandfather worked in that diner before he opened up his own diner in Newark, NJ.. Google "Busse Park Grill".
- Four Japanese parade floats (free)
- A Japanese site -- A "Paper Museum" by Sanwa Supply Co.
- Free paper toys / categorized
- Hundreds -- maybe a thousand models of all types
- Loads of links, obviously collected by an enthusiast. Some of them are off-topic and some do not work but if you want to, you can sort through and pick out the good sites. Otherwise -- ignore them.
- An enormous Taiwanese site.
- A free Jeep -- click on two "Download" buttons in center of the page
- Various free .pdf models are in the right column
- Science Fiction Models -- lots of them http://users.sdccu.net/chthulhu2/handout.html
- 16 page booklet --- pictures only the links are missing --
perhaps we will find them and put them back in the future - architectural models --- pix are missing -- to be fixed
- Cardmodeler URL's -- in text -- Not working -- will be fixed
- colonial 1 page pdf
- colonial largest .pdf
- enterprise
- enterprise assly manual -- cover
- enterprise assly manual -- page 1 / page 2 / page 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7/
- colonial models -- 5-page .pdf
- colonial mill house / HO 1 page .pdf
- larger mill house .pdf
- colonial model -- 1 page .pdf
- colonial large .pdf
- colonial larger -- 3 page .pdf
- house with porch (photo only)
- max construction (diner plans)
- max diner and blocks (photo only)
- max grill photo only
- max sides
- original models links are there but not activated -- can be
copied and pasted most (all?) are shown elsewhere on this site. - model 28 window .pdf
- model colonial A .pdf
- model colonial C -- 27 window .pdf
- model mill house HO .pdf
- model mill house larger .pdf
- model colonial B 28 window .pdf
- Corsair plan
- Open Directory -- Paper model Links -- 32 of them.
- More Open Directory Paper Models
- Shopping for paper models -- from the Open Directory Project
BOXMAKING:
- "How To Make Boxes" -- By Martin Carbone and Arnold Tubis. A 66 page primer on the design and construction of boxes for prototypes and low volume production at any workspace. You can now efficiently make exact-size storage, gift and shipping boxes at any table or workbench with simple easily made tools. Download a .pdf of our 66 page book / -- or order a hand assembled comb-bound book that will lie flat at your workspace for $24.95, including shipping. Order from our contact address.
- Download these .pdf pages, they are free: 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20, 21-25, 26-30, 31-35, 36-40, 41-45, 46-50, 51-55, 56-60, 61-66 / They tell just about everything we know about boxmaking. Includes a number of pages on Origami construction by Arnold Tubis. The book and the tools it refers to are all made in the USA.
- Table Of Contents for "How To Make Boxes" by Carbone and Tubis
- Boxmaker Originale -- Basic instructions for making telescoping boxes
- Mini-Boxmaker data sheet
- Patents
- Boxmaking by TAPPI -- This six page .pdf tells how corrugated sheet and boxes are made. TAPPI is the leading technical organization of the pulp, paper and converting industries.
- Phase box -- make one -- This three page .pdf gives plans for a "phase box" which is essentially a fold-up box for protecting books. It is from the Syracuse (NY) University Library, Department of Special Collections.
- Pillow boxes -- This four page .pdf tells how to make pillow boxes. You will have to refer to this "curvemaking report" (a 12 page .pdf) which has all sorts of information on generating curved surfaces by scoring cardstock.
- Pillow box art
- Typical origami box
- Background Information on Martin Carbone (Inventor of the boxmakers)
- Boxmaking layouts and plans --- FOCUS on Cardstock Boxmakers which has about 25 links that should be of interest to modelmakers. There are also some free models linked from there -- some of them might be duplicates from this page
- Michael boxes
- 3-part box
- 6 x 2 x 5 reverse tuck-top box
- 6 x 9 envelope
- Drawings of architectural elements
- Bibliography
- Box houses
- Box building instructions
- Boxes by Michael
- Carboxes
- Boxmaking book -- 48-page (.pdf) -- See the .HTML Table Of Contents and sample the book by clicking on the page links at the Table of Contents. Do not confuse this book with the larger 66 page book discussed above. The 66 page book includes information on origami boxes.
- How to make boxes
- Larger boxes
PROJECTS OTHER THAN MODELS OR BOXES:
- Paper-arts
- Paper Mache
- Paper toys
- paper dolls
- Papermaking index
- Making paper
- Hand papermaking
- standeazels
- standeasel .pdf
- hot wire foam cutter --- sheet foam is often used in place of paper for architectural models
- lists on this site --- Most will duplicate what we already have.
- making books
- making ink
- Making glue and paste
- medallions
- miniature dolls and printables
- popups
- puppets
- roller coater .pdf
- rubber stamping
- scoring tech --- duplicate
- seven box layouts .pdf --- this is very good
- soda can models
ORIGAMI
- British Origami Society 01
- Crane -- how to fold one
- Origami boxes -- Telescoping origami boxes of any reasonable size can be made with this universal plan
- Ornament and ball
- KENETH KAWAMURA writes about some of the origami books in his library
- GEOMETRIC PAPER FOLDING -- Dr. David Huffman
- A UNIQUE PAPER FOLDING PROJECT - I won't even try to explain...just click on this link and take a look. It is 4 pages long -- but not difficult.
- PLOTTER PROJECT -- Here's another truly unique project you'll have to see to really understand.
- PETAL BOX -- Here's a neat box you can make that will hold just about anything ... make it out of plastic and it will even hold water. Looks like a flower.
- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Paper & cardstock in ARTS, CRAFTS & INDUSTRIAL MODEL MAKING.
- COMMON PAPER SIZES, WEIGHTS & THICKNESSES --- Information & Table showing comparisons of paper sizes.
- SCORING TECHNIQUES --- Use these techniques to score any card stock, thin plastic, etc.
- ORIGAMI SITE AND EMAIL GROUP -
Joseph Wu's Origami Page has just about everything you will ever need to
know about almost every aspect of this craft. Joseph's site will lead
you to a very active email group << http://origami.kvi.nl/ >>. A classic site.
Visit: http://www.origami.vancouver.bc.ca - Robert Lang's website -- He is an Origami master
PARCHMENT CRAFTING
- parchment craft
- parchment 1-6
- parchment 7-12
- Parchment craft boxes
- parchment craft for kids
- parchment craft home page
OTHER
- Cardstock article on wisegeek -- It is worthwhile (wg)
- hobbies
- hobbies from wikipedia
EMAIL GROUPS
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Paper_Models/
http://groups.google.com/group/Papermodels?hl=en&lnk=