In the hiatus between receiving parts of the Ryujin to fold, I am always on the look out for something interesting to fold.

I first saw Froy’s Burr Puzzle on the Hong Kong Origami Society’s forum and decided to give it a try.

Not sure if this is different from the Burr Puzzle designed by Robert Lang (I suspect it is a redux of it), but it is fascinating all the same.

6 bits of paper, each separately make a completely closed module that keeps its shape via paper tension.

The trick then is to put them together so they hold in place into a regular stellated-icosahedron. With the aid of a third hand, patience and meditation it is indeed possible, albeit gently.

I really like this model, and was pleasantly surprised with being able to achieve it with such flimsy paper. I can see it would be better suited to a heavy gauge paper, but i used Daiso cheap and cheery paper and it worked a treat.