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Introduction
The Role of the Roll
Frequently Asked Questions

Ductigami Basics

Wallet Waterproof-Flakproof Apron
Beverage Holders
Phone Book Covers
Cooler / Lunchbox
TV Chair Caddy
Pet Raingear
Bachelor's Toilet Roll Cover
Toolbelt
Cellular Phone Holder
Watchband
Baseball Cap
Sou'wester
Shower Curtain/Tablecloth/Poncho
The Ultimate Canine Cruiser
The Woven Purse
Masks
Duct Tape Suspenders
Ten Things to Do with Leftover Tape

Introduction

Congratulations, you now hold in your hands Ductigami: The Art of the Tape, a book that reveals the essential techniques of duct-tape-folding to create objects of transcendance, wonder and inspired usefulness.

Not to be confused with origami, the ancient Japanese art of paper-folding to create delicate, fragile items for the moment, ductigami employs ordinary off-the-shelf duct tape in the creation of functional folded objects that are built to suffer the rigors of modern life. Can a majestic origami crane withstand an assault with a water pistol? Can an origami jack-in-the-box survive a three-year-old? We think not.

Once you master the art of the tape, you will be able to construct some of the world's most unique items of function and fashion. And part of their beauty is that if they ever wear out, they can be repaired quickly with more duct tape.

Ductigamists hold the future in their sticky-fingered hands. Master tapers know that as the new millennium approaches and world economies boom and bust, they will always have a marketable craft.

Ductigami is more challenging than a crossword puzzle, more useful than a welder's certificate, more durable than a Duracell, more invigorating than Viagra (when used correctly), and as long you have tape, you'll never be caught short of a gift for any occasion.

No doubt you're anxious to get started.

Let's roll the tape.

 

Great gifts for carpenters, waitresses or cooks... Patterns and illustrations accompany written instructions for these wacky, cheap and effective creations.
- Kimberly Garrett  Dayton Daily News  2006 10 11

Few know more about ductigami than Joe Wilson, a comedian with far too much time and tape on his hands
- Bill Brownstein  Montreal Gazette  2006 11 01

[Review of 1st edition:] Clever art work and step-by-step instructions accompanies each quirky creation.
- Vena Eaton  Toronto Sun  2003 08 09

[Review of 1st edition:] Let's face it, duct tape holds the world together. Now there's a new book that takes duct tape above and beyond its duties.
-   Orange County Register  

There's no end to what you can accomplish with this book in your sticky, crafty little hands.
- Kristen Cook  Arizona Daily Star  2006 11 19

This funny how-to book is perfect for the handyman (or woman)... even great for kids.
-   Mahoning Valley and Brumbull County Parent  2006 10

Perfect for the crafty weird aunt in the family.
- Penelope Graham  Metro Vancouver  2007 11 30

Art for sticky fingers... part historical, part how-to, his book outlines 18 weekend projects... the only ductigami project Wilson hasn't yet considered: underwear.
- Annarosa Sabbadini  Doctor's Review  2006 11 01

Develop a creative side with the sturdy, useful cousin of origami: ductigami. "Works of art" might stretch the truth a bit, but duct tape creations are entertaining and surprisingly practical. How about a shower curtain made out of duct tape? Sure, why not?!
-   Brava  2006 11

Duct tape is possibly the most useful single object in the entire world outside of the wheel and Swiss army knives. Joe Wilson, a modern design visionary if ever there was one, shows us how to rip, cut and fold duct tape to make 18 amazing projects, including a wallet, a barbecue apron, a lunchbox, a tool belt, a cell phone holder, a baseball cap, raingear for pets, a toilet roll cover and Halloween masks. We all need a lunch box constructed from duct tape. If NASA insists that every Space Shuttle mission carries at least one roll of duct tape then you need this book to satisfy your creative urges. Buy Ductigami: The Art of the Tape - make something wonderful and gray.
-   Featured Title, Weird Book Room, AbeBooks.com  2009 09 17