My brother John has written a couple books on Dollar Bill Origami (one of which I edited) that might be fun to try out. It was he who introduced me to my first real magic book, Harry Lorayne's "Close-Up Card Magic" in the 70's.

Does he have a single bill flapping bird in his books? I swear that 30 years ago I had a book that had that. I used to make them. I made the mistake of lending the book to a friend and never saw it again.
Thanks,
Sam

Are the books currently available? Do you have a listing of the figures which can be made from a dollar bill?

TED

Ted -
Both books, "Dollar Bill Animals In Origami" (2000) and "Dollar Bill Origami" (2003) are still in print and are often available at Borders or Barnes & Noble or online through Amazon. They are published by Dover.

Sam - I don't see a flapping bird in his books so it might've been another dollar bill origami book. Also, the earlier of the two, "Dollar Bill Animals In Origami" only came out in 2000.

Here's a listing of the models in each book:
"Dollar Bill Animals In Origami":
sailboat
fish
starfish
seahorse
shark
duck
swan
owl
parrot
toucan
penguin
sparrow
crane
rooster
snake
turtle
apatosaurus
triceratops
pig
sitting cat
dog
mouse
rabbit
unicorn
house
cow
kangaroo
elephant
rhinoceros
deer
camel
giraffe

"Dollar Bill Origami":
boat
three diamonds
George Washington Slept Here
Star of David
windmill
house with chimney
sword
"one-way" arrow
tetrahedron
cube
diamond
tulip
evergreen
tree
flower
African mask
shirt with tie
swan
crane
vulture
goose
flamingo
peacock
pelican
eagle
Asian dragon
alligator
tyrannosaurus
rabbit
armadillo
squirrel
aardvark
llama
bison
butterfly
dragonfly