Hexagonal pen case

Inspiration comes from many places in this case a sweet packet.

Rather than going to the trouble of making a wooden form I thought I could just mark and score some lines and fold the kydex.

Scoring the kydex did not work so I cut half way through which allowed the kydex to fold

I thought it may be possible to weld the cut seams together to regain some strength. although this worked it did not feel really strong. Hot glue may have worked but I thought it was better to make a form and hot form the kydex.

I marked out the shape on the ends of an oversized piece of dowel then using a ruler I marked lines down the sides to help me to plane and sand the edges.

Once I had the form I had to mould the kydex around it. This is quite easy with a round dowel but is a bit of a nightmare with a hexagonal form.

Eventually having used mini clamps and strips of wood I managed to get one that I am happy with.

The final step for this stage is to wrap the kydex tube in red suede.

It took some time to get the outer covers to an acceptable shape.

Thanks for looking

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