Wow! I love your sketch, and I also think this is the way how plastic for Vacumatics has been made. Like plywood, is this material is more sturdy than solid blocks.
Now, this is a bit off Topic, but I am wondering how this material has been made...
I think that the binde around the Barrel and the cap tube are tubes, but the cap top Looks solid:
If this also should have been made from sheets, it probably would have taken about 1000 steps!
Well, if it is made by stacking, squeezing, and cutting, it won't take too many stages of that as remember, with two colours the number of stripes grows exponentially by a factor of 2. Starting with 2 layers, you go to 4 layers, then 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024... you get the picture!
I'm still trying to work out how to get the pattern on your Pelikan, but I've seen similar done in polymer clay, so I'm sure it is a variation on layering, squishing & stacking.You can see the top of the cap is the "end" of the layers - the thin edge of the slice. It looks like it's been stacked, cut to a square cross-section, and then turned through 90 degrees, stacked again... or something. I almost want to get some fimo out to start playing with layers to see what results I get!
Edited by Inkysloth, 16 May 2013 - 07:16 PM.