https://novelty-gift-ideas.com Curious stuffs from Amazon Tue, 28 Nov 2017 20:38:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://novelty-gift-ideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cropped-16427744_1823850424535485_9149833869313018788_n-32x32.jpg https://novelty-gift-ideas.com 32 32 108331099 https://novelty-gift-ideas.com/karakuri-how-to-make-mechanical-paper-models-that-move/ https://novelty-gift-ideas.com/karakuri-how-to-make-mechanical-paper-models-that-move/#respond Tue, 28 Nov 2017 20:37:01 +0000 https://novelty-gift-ideas.com/?p=4639 Originally published in Japan, Karakuri is an introduction to the simple mechanisms, such as gears, cranks, cams, and levers, used to bring to life these amazing moving paper models or automata. Included are pull-out pages for you to use to construct your own moving models of the different types of gears. These models serve as the basis for designing your own karakuri or may just be admired on their own.

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