To make the cigar cone, I first tried dry fitting the leaves to the cone. As necessary, I trimmed them, so that I could end up with two leaf pieces that would cover the cone. I also cut a small cap to cover the tip.

Then, I covered the nose cone with a very thin layer of epoxy. Using gloves of course, I carefully spread the leaves onto the cone. I made sure to apply epoxy to both sides of the leaf. After some careful positioning, the cone was a cigar.

I forgot to take a picture of the nose cone during construction. This photo is from after the rocket was built, so it's kind of a sneak peak.

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