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How to get various paper shapes

This is a collection of articles I found on the web, explaining how to acquire various
shapes from squares and rectangles.

Article Source
How to cut a perfect Square from odd-shaped paper [Video on YouTube] Sara Adams
How to get a US $ bill from a Square or Rectangle [PDF] Stephen Hecht
How to get an Equilateral Triangle from a Square or Rectangle [PDF] Stephen Hecht
How to get an Equilateral Triangle from a Square [Video on YouTube] Sara Adams
How to get a Letter-sized paper from a Rectangle [PDF] Sy Chen
How to get a Letter-sized paper from a Square [PDF] Sy Chen
How to get a silver rectangle (A size) from Letter-sized paper Thoki Yenn
How to get a silver rectangle (A size) from a Long Rectangle Thoki Yenn
How to get a silver rectangle (A size) from a Square with no extra creases Jeff Rutzky
How to get a silver rectangle (A size) from a Square Thoki Yenn
How to get a silver rectangle (A size) from several shapes Nick Robinson
How to get a Golden Rectangle from Letter-sized paper Thoki Yenn
How to get a Golden Rectangle from a Silver Rectangle Thoki Yenn
How to get a Bronze Rectangle (1:sqrt 3) from a Square Thoki Yenn
How to get a Square from a Rectangle Darren Abbey
How to get a maximal Square from a US $ bill or Rectangle [PDF] Sy Chen
How to get a Pentagon from a Square and another method Dennis Walker
How to get a maximal Hexagon from a Square Darren Abbey
How to get a Hexagon from a Square or a Rectangle [PDF] Roberto Gretter
How to get a Hexagon or an Octagon from a Square [PDF] Ralf Konrad
How to get a Heptagon from a Square Darren Abbey
How to get a Heptagon from a Square - Humi Huzita's method British Origami Society
How to get a Heptagon from a Square (different method) Dennis Walker
How to get an Octagon from a Square Darren Abbey
How to get an Octagon from a Square [Video on YouTube] Sara Adams
How to get a Decagon (or Pentagon) from a Square [PDF] Philip Chapman-Bell