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A kit for making a decorative item from an aluminum can and the process of using the kit. The kit has a can-holding member which has a pair of arms, at least one of which has a guide bar which abuts the surface of the can. A knife is drawn along the guide bar scribing a groove along the surface of t

A kit for making a decorative item from an aluminum can and the process of using the kit. The kit has a can-holding member which has a pair of arms, at least one of which has a guide bar which abuts the surface of the can. A knife is drawn along the guide bar scribing a groove along the surface of the can. A series of grooves, preferably equally spaced, are formed around the can, and the can is then pressed inwardly to break the grooves and form a series of elongated slats around the can. These are bent outwardly to form a decorative object.

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A process for making a decorative item from an aluminum can having a cylindrical side wall and can ends said process comprising the steps of: scribing a plurality of parallel grooves in a generally longitudinal direction in said cylindrical side wall to form a scribed side wall; pressing inwardly re

A process for making a decorative item from an aluminum can having a cylindrical side wall and can ends said process comprising the steps of: scribing a plurality of parallel grooves in a generally longitudinal direction in said cylindrical side wall to form a scribed side wall; pressing inwardly repeatedly on the scribed side wall until the side wall breaks at the scribed grooves to form a plurality of longitudinal slats; and bending the longitudinal slats outwardly by applying axial force to said can ends to form a decorative item.