Miniature Dachshund (Assembly Instructions)
Notation Key
Mountain fold Scissors line
(dotted line) (solid line)
Valley fold Cut in Line
(dashed and dotted line) (red solid line)
Glue tab Put glue on the back
Tools & Materials
Scissors, Tweezers, A set square, glue(we recommend woodwork glue),
a used ball-point pen,Metal rod (used to curl paper).
Special hints for an attractive finish
Take your time to cut out each piece carefully.
Marking numbers on the back of each part as you cut them out will
help to keep track of them.
Before gluing the parts together, score along
the fold lines (mountain and valley) and add curves where necessary.
*Use a dried up pen to score, and a metal rod to add curves.
Score along
With its excellent sense of smell, the dachshund is a hunting dog
Add a curve.
fold lines.
that can catch badgers and other small creatures. It has been living
alongside humans since times of old. Now adays it is not usually
Using tweezers to handle small parts will ensure a neat finish.
used for hunting, and its cute appearance and friendly temperament
make it a popular family pet. This paper relief features a happy
miniature dachshund puppy at play.
caution
*Read the Assembly Instructions carefully and assemble the craft
in page order.
[Assembly Instructions] A4 size, 4 sheets
*This papercraft involves using glue, scissors, Tweezers, and other
utensils and materials that may be dangerous to young children.
Please work somewhere out of reach of young children.
Miniature Dachshund (Assembly Instructions)
Make the head Make the body
Align B-2 with the edge
of the cut in line on B-1,
Add a curve.
and glue it to the back of B-1
Blue arrow
Attach
the D-2 to D-1. Attach
to the back.
Glue the left and right ears (A-3, A-4) to the head (A-1)
Glue A-3 to the back For A-4, put glue on the back
of the head. of the circled area and attach.
Cut in Line
Make mountain folds
on D-3's glue tabs,
Glue A-2
and attach D-3 to B-1
Attach D-1
to the back of A-1
to the back
of the stomach
Attach B-3
to the back of B-1
at the bottom
*Align the border
Completed head
between the two colors
with the bottom edge of A-1.
Completed body
Miniature Dachshund (Assembly Instructions)
Make the front legs and tree branch Make the connector parts
For the For the
Glue C-1, C-2, C-3 and C-4 together,
For the head For the body
tree branch background
make the front legs, fold the glue tabs
and attach them all to the tree branch (E-1)
Blue arrow
*Use the shadows marked on the branch as a guide
Add a curve. for where to stick.
Make the background
Background F
Attach the f-1 connector parts
to background G, and attach
the F-1 parts to the glue spots
Attach the leaves (E-2/E-3/E-4/E-5/E-6)
Fold in half and glue together,
on background F.
to the tree branch
then cut away the folded edge.
*Use a thin, even layer of glue to ensure
the paper doesn't get crinkled or lumpy.
Background F
Attach E-7 and E-8
to E-6.
Background G
Completed tree branch
Miniature Dachshund (Assembly Instructions)
Glue the background and miniature dachshund together
Make connector parts a-1, b-1, b-2, e-1, and e-2, and attach them to background F
Next, attach the head, body, and tree branch on top
*Use the shadows marked on the background, and the completed example as guides for where to attach.
Complete !
Attach the body
to b-1 and b-2
Attach the head to a-1
Finally,
bring the left ear to the front
of the branch, add curves
Attach the tree branch
to the tail, feet, leaves etc,
to e-1 and e-2, on top of the body
check that the whole thing
*Take care to ensure that the front legs and body are balanced.
is balanced, and you're done!