1. The document provides step-by-step instructions to fold an origami eagle model from a square sheet of paper. It involves 57 steps of folding, crimping, reverse folding and shaping various parts of the eagle like the wings, tail, claws, head and beak. 2. Key steps include folding the paper diagonally and unfolding to form a kite shape, then making additional folds to start forming the eagle's body and wings. Later steps involve crimp folding the wings, shaping the head and beak, and reverse folding the claws. 3. When complete, the origami eagle should have detailed wings, claws, head and tail resembling the features of a

1. Eagle c Ronald Koh - 1988
1. 2.
Use a thin sheet of paper or
tissue foil of at least 15 cm
square.
Fold diagonally in half from left to right, Valley fold the lower diagonal edges to the
crease well, and unfold. Repeat by folding crease line in the centre and turn paper over.
in half from top to bottom, and unfold.
3. 4.
Open out to the sides, effectively
unfolding Step 2.
5.
Fold down the triangular
section at the top and turn
paper over.
6.
Make two diagonal folds as illustrated, in line
with the edge of the triangular layer underneath.
Crease firmly, and unfold.
Lift up the triangular piece from behind.

2. 7. 8.
Repeat from Step 2 on the lower half of the Valley fold through the circled intersecting
paper, then turn the paper over. crease lines, crease firmly, and unfold.
9. 10.
... like so. Now fold the diagonal edge in the
middle to the vertical crease in the centre,
crease firmly, and unfold. Repeat on the
other side.
11.
Collapse the paper along the illustrated
mountain and valley folds ...
12.
Pull the flaps on each side slightly apart and
sink fold. You may need to stick a finger
through the underside to guide the sink fold
precisely along the crease lines made in Step
10. Repeat on the other side.
Flatten the rest of the model to the position
at Step 10.

3. 13. 14.
Fold the bottom corner to
Separate the two diagonal edges on the the top, crease well, and
right and squash fold. Repeat behind. unfold.
15. 16. 17.
Separate the two diagonal Fold and unfold, creasing ... then petal fold.
edges and squash fold firmly ...
again.
18. 19. 20.
Fold the triangular flap ... then fold the flap on the Grasp the circled point
down ... left to the right. Repeat and gradually pull the flap
from Step 15 on the next upwards as far as it can
21. flap on the left. go, opening out and
flattening the layers
beneath ...
22.
... like this, before bringing The model should now look
down the flap again. like this. Turn the model over.

4. 23. 24. 25.
Repeat Step 15 on the Mountain fold the triangular Fold the first flap on the
right, and then on the left. portion of the uppermost right to the left.
layer under and against
itself.
26. 27. 28.
Fold and unfold, creasing ... then reverse fold. Fold and unfold again,
firmly ... from the left corner to the
corner on the right.
29. 30. 31.
Now mountain fold the ... then close up with a Fold the flap on the left
excess paper under as rabbit's ear fold. to the right and repeat
well ... from Step 26 on the
other side.
32. 33. 34.
Bring the corners from Squash fold ... ... and then petal fold,
the sides to the apex. as you did in
Steps 16 to 18.

5. 35. 36. 37.
Grasp the flaps at the ... then reverse fold to hide Turn model
circled area and pull the triangular tab over.
gently apart, ... beneath.
38. 39.
40.
Swivel both layers to ... grasp the paper at the
the left, ... circled area and make a
crimp fold while drawing ... like this. Return the two
the paper, slightly beyond layers folded in Step 38 to
midway, towards the top ... the right and flatten out.
41. 42. 43.
The pieces on each side, ... then valley fold the sides of
The model should now look which will form the wings, the top layer to narrow.
like this. Repeat Steps 38 to should be symetrical. Reverse
40 on the left side of the fold each of the tabs on the
model. sides ...
44. 45. 46.
Valley fold the tail piece Mountain fold the first layer at ... and reverse fold to hide the
upwards, crease firmly, and the bottom corner of the wings lower portion of the tailpiece
unfold. Next crimp fold the within itself, then separate and within the opening ...
layer at the base of each wing draw the central vertical edges
as illustrated, then turn model of the tailpiece to the sides ...
over.

6. 47. 48.
... like this. Now valley fold the corners of the Crimp fold the front of the wings as
second layer of the wing within itself, and illustrated.
widen the tail by folding out the
overlapping tabs in the middle.
49. 50.
Bring down the uppermost flap with a ... crimp fold through all remaining
valley fold, ... layers at the top to form the
head ...
51.
52.
... and mountain fold the model
vertically in half
Now to form the left claw. First,
53. fold and unfold ...
54.
... then do an outside reverse fold using
the crease lines made in Step 52. You
will need to open out the layers
temporarily to do this.
Inside reverse fold the claw, then outside
reverse fold at the tail.

7. 55. 56.
Pull down the lower beak just a little. Valley fold both sides of the head and neck
Reverse fold the tip of the left claw once area as illustrated.
more as illustrated, then repeat from Step
52 on the right claw.
59.
57. 58.
Outside reverse fold ... like this.
the tip of the beak ...
60.
Fold down the wing on this side ...
... then crimp the wing with a series of
mountain and valley folds as illustrated.
Repeat from Step 59 on the other wing.
Finally, spread out and curve the wings
for greater realism.