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The Chain
Before the shapes, the tricks, and all that Buck'n fun, you are going to need to learn to make a chain.Grab a magnetic ball or two from the clumpand pull gently. It takes a specialtouch, but you’ll get it.
The Tube
It’s the easiest of all of theshapes. Wrap a chain aroundyour finger and—boom —you’vegot a tube! Wasn’t that easy?Lets keep the momentum going...
The Sheet
Start with your balls in chain,then zig and zag them back andforth, folding where indicated.The magnetic balls should line up in asheet, making a perfect grid.

Start by making a sheet 36 magnetic balls long and 6 ballswide (that’s 216 magnetic balls in total) using the zig zag method you learned in step 1 of the guide.
Next, fold your sheet 6 magnetic balls from the end. This first fold is the mostdifficult. Make sure everything lines up perfectly or it isn’t going to work. Continue folding the sheet backand forth every 6 rows. Each foldputs you one step closer to that somewhat frustrating cube. The first time you make the cube istricky. The 50th time? Not so much. Whether you’re just starting out,or a cube-making machine,every time you get the finishedform in your hands, you shouldpat yourself on the back. Youearned it. How fun is that?

Triangles begin life as a loop of 9 magnetic balls. You’re just a pinch anda poke from turning that uselessring into so much more. First, pinch a corner with your thumb and forefinger. Next,hold that corner steady as youpoke-in the other side. It’s thetouching of the highlighted magnetic balls that gives the triangle stability. Now that you know triangles,try making a sphere. It’s just 20 triangles attached to oneanother. Give it a shot but bewarned: There’s more than oneway to make this puppy.