BASIC   SKILLS
CUTTING | FOLDING | DRY-FITTING | GLUING

FOLDING:

Folding your pieces is when your castle will begin to come alive. This is the point in construction when your mind starts to shrink. You begin seeing the castle as if your were in miniature scale to the castle. Folding should be easy enough after you have done your scoring, since card stock will fold along its weakest areas (your score lines).

To make the sharpest, straightest folds, it is a good idea to use a ruler or edge. (This is especially true if you are using paper instead of card stock.) Place the piece in front of you on the table with the your ruler (or straight edge) on top of the piece with the fold line along the edge of the ruler farthest from you.

With your thumbs, hold the ruler in place and use your finger tips - or a small flat tool like the tip of your exacto blade - to lift the far side of the card stock and pull it toward you, pressing firmly along the hard edge and creating a sharp, straight fold!

Once all of your folds have been started in this manner, you should remove the ruler and go along the piece, folding each crease all the way over. This will strengthen the folds and give your finished castle a sharp crisp outline!