This was made using a plastic candy cane decoration from Joann Fabrics and Craft stores. Normally $6 item got it for about $2. It had rounded edges on the striping and really wasn't much thicker than a cigar body. Drilling it was a pain as it kept melting on me. Turning wasn't to bad. The pictures don't show it very well but I had some small chipping on the outside in a few spots and some visible cracking from outside in to the tube going on through the transparent red and green colors. To get it smooth enough and get those round edges off it would only seem to fit on a slimline with a straight as possible body. I will get a picture next day or so of the actual candy cane used.
Larry