10-Fold Origami: Fabulous Paperfolds You Can Make in Just 10 Steps!: Origami Book with 26 Projects: Perfect for Origami Beginners, Children or Adults Hardcover – Illustrated, September 10, 2009

What a great title for a book that advanced beginning to not very skilled intermediate folders (as I admit I am) would love. Unfortunately, the title does not accurately describe the book. There are some fairly basic models which are found in many books, but there are some very tricky models as well. In fact, the "10-fold" grail is not something to sell the farm to obtain. Granted, a 6-part "single fold" MAY be considered just redoing or reversing or pulling or "somethinging" a fold (or series of folds. What it is NOT is a simple (usually) fold. The Hatching Chick will deforest small plots of woodland, I suspect.Yes, the models are clever, and Engel is -- and always will be -- a legend and a giant, but COULD he have made the explanations and diagrams a bit more wordy or clear or something to make the involved and convoluted and unbelievably complex "single folds" in some of the models attainable by mortals? I know, I know, the question will arise in the more skilled folders' minds: Geesh! What does this guy want? Pre-folded models included? Such a wimp!No. The answer is quite simple, but a question must first be asked: Does Engel (and ANY other legend) WANT their wonderful models to be PRIMARILY a lesson in SOLVING a problem with various hints and suggestions given, OR do they want their models to be folded and enjoyed by non-folders to whom the folders give them (that's my preference)? If the former, then the book is fine; if the latter, why not include a dvd? This is a relatively simple solution, but only if the authors want many to enjoy their creativity and magic. If they want their readers to learn (sometimes after hours of frustration) the secret handshake and the ritualistic words to be let in to the private club, then don't change a thing.Should you get the book? Yes, I think it can be managed -- I plan to work at some of the models a bit more. However, know that, as the fly leaf states, you will be getting (someone hopes) ". . . a rewarding craft that calms the spirit [hmmm, not so much with everyone] and sharpens the mind [hmmm, maybe . . .). . . " Good luck - said without ANY sarcasm or rancor!Paul C

This is a very well made book. The book itself is hardcover. Its sturdy and feels soft to the touch. The paper is higher quality and is very silky to the touch. Have no fear of this book falling apart on you as you use it! The models and instructions are amazing. They go from easy and simple to a little bit more complicated. They are rated into 3 categories: easy, intermediate, advanced. You can see on the table of contents which model is rated for which difficulty. Each model is broken down into at most 10 "steps" though some of these steps have multiple parts to them so you will see 7a 7b etc. However they are still fun to fold and make wonderful pieces. I couldn't wait to do the breakfast speacil!Before each model's instructions is a little bit of information about how big it will be using a certain size of paper. Using this you can make multiple peices fit together like the breakfast speacil knowing generally which needs to be made in a bigger peice of paper. In the instance of the goose and the golden egg it tells you at the end of the instructions that the goose needs to be 5 times longer then the paper used for the egg if you want to goose to "lay" the egg.I found this book very informative and easy to use. I am very glad i purchased it and happily recommend it to any interested in origami!

This is a pretty solid beginner to intermediate origami book with many original and clever models. The reason I say "two truths and a lie" is that while all the models are folded and are origami, the limit of 10 folds is stretched quite a bit, with many of the later models having steps like 7a. 7b. 7c. 7d. or single steps that have several different folds to keep the total step count down to 10.That said, I would still recommend this book for anyone who has a little bit of origami experience and wants to try something a little more challenging or for experienced folders who want to fold some different designs.

There are some neat folds in here. A little different than what can be found for free. The kindle version only allows for a couple of steps to be seen at once and a little harder to follow than a larger format page.

Great book for a starter, purchased it for my 13 year old granddaughter, she could follow the instructions and thought it was great!

The book is one of the best I've found for this subject. Easy to follow directions for beginners like myself. Hove made a number of origami figures etc. and the best discriptions really helped me past the point I have given up on before this. Highly recommed for anyone beginng to experienced paper folders

Uninspiring and unoriginal. And unlike claimed in the title, many projects take more than 10 steps (author uses 8a,8b, etc. as a subterfuge). Crossing this author off my origami list.

Did not like that the kindle version was black and white. Too dreary to care about reading it, much less learning to fold.