Math is important, whether it be doing taxes, making purchases, theoretical studies or recreational.  I have always liked mathematically related puzzles such as flexagons which stimulate interest for kids and adults in mathematics.  I have been folding flexagons for many years starting in the early 70s.  Like many others, I found that there were more varieties than the traditional trihexagon.  Flexagons were a natural for me as paper folding or origami has been a keen interest since childhood. I have created origami and given origami tutorials in schools, and even written an article or two on origami topics. I have designed computers and computer software all my life, and have taught college math and physics, and currently run a software consulting and web design business.

 I created this website to be able to post a few of my own investigations into flexagons including original templates for making more of the flexagon family that is commonly posted on the various flexagon websites.  I also wanted to put up a forum where people can upload and download templates or other flexagon related stuff with each other.  It is not my purpose to duplicate the Yahoo Flexagon Lovers newsgroup, but to add another dimension to those forums and allow discussion of material on this website.

 It would be great if people find the templates on this website useful.  I designed them so that many of the hidden mathematical properties of the flexagons can be revealed.  I can see these being a great math class lab with various exploratory questions for students to experimentally work out.  Please let me know if anyone has success with such an activity. 

Overall flexagons are a fantastic way for anyone to explore a little known nitch of recreational mathematics!