Getting Started

Begin with three squares of identical size. Your finished, closed book will be the size of one fourth of the square.

(not pictured) Fold each square in half, open it and fold in half the other way to that you paper has clear fourth marks. Make sure the center creases are very sharp.

The Tricky Part -  Origami Square Base

Making this fold is the hardest part of the book. But you can do it!

Hold 2 opposite tips  and bring them together and down so that they fold inwards. Flatten the top fourth.

Do that to each square in turn.

Now open each square. They should all look the same, like the picture below, with one diagonal fold and the half folds.

Putting it Together

Now join the squares together with one square overlapping the other two as shown below. Match the fourths very precisely for the best opening and closing action. I prefer double sided tape, but you can adhere them with whatever you choose.

You must pay attention to the folds when arranging your three squares. The top and bottom squares (the green ones underneath), have the diagonal fold UP, that is, a MOUNTAIN fold— the crease is sticking up in the air.

The center square (the gold one overlapping the others) has a VALLEY diagonal crease, that is, the fold is pointing DOWN into the table.  This is very important for your book to close correctly.

In the diagram, the red lines are all valleys and the blue lines are mountains.

After connecting the three squares, it will take a few times of opening and closing to “train” the book how to fold and lie correctly. Look at the pictures on the first page to see how it works.

I hope that it works for you!  :-) Later (having some technical issues) I'll upload PDF of these directions at my HSLaunch files.