Francis Ow’s 60-degree unit

Model
Folding instructions: 60° unit
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Type: single unit (implies: single-sheet)
Author: Francis Ow
Models using this unit: Truncated Tetrahedron, FIT (Five Intersecting Tetrahedra), Icosahedron, Flower Dodecahedron (60°), Flower Icosahedron (60°), Spiked Dodecahedron, FIT (Five Intersecting Tetrahedra) in other colors, FIT (Five Intersecting Tetrahedra), silver, Tetrahedron (Dark Garden pattern)
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Francis Ow’s 60-degree unit is one of the first versatile edge units and can be used for a number of geometric shapes. With minor modification, similar units with another vertex angle can be created.

I have used slightly modified versions of this unit on several occasions in order to create models with significantly different structure than the original allows (e.g. dodecahedron and icosahedron).

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