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Design a Rocket Nose Cone (with Software)
https://www.instructables.com/id/Design-a-Rocket-Nose-Cone-with-Software/
An article describing basic nose cone shapes and how to model them using Matlab.
How to Make Hollow Nose Cone from Sheet Balsa
https://www.apogeerockets.com/education/downloads/Newsletter331.pdf
This Apogee newsletter includes an article on how to create a hollow nose cone from balsa sheets.
How to Make a Nose Cone
https://www.rocketreviews.com/how-to-make-a-nose-cone.html
Jeff Boldig describes how to make a nose cone out of fiberglass over a turned foam core.
How to Make Custom Foam Nose Cones
https://www.apogeerockets.com/education/downloads/Newsletter87.pdf
The Apogee newsletter includes an article on how to make your own custom foam nose cones.
How to Make Paper 'Ogive' Nose Cones & Tail Cones (Part 1)
https://www.apogeerockets.com/education/downloads/Newsletter409.pdf
David Stribling describes how to make paper nose cones that approximate an ogive shape.
How to Make Paper 'Ogive' Nose Cones & Tail Cones (Part 2)
https://www.apogeerockets.com/education/downloads/Newsletter410.pdf
Part two of the article on how to construct paper ogive nose cones is in this issue.
Making Ultra-Light Fiberglass Nose Cones
https://www.apogeerockets.com/education/downloads/Newsletter413.pdf
This issue of Apogee's Peak of Flight newsletter includes an article on creating light-weight fiberglass nose cones.
Molding a Nosecone Using a Pressure Bladder
https://www.rocketryforum.com/threads/molding-a-nosecone-using-a-pressure-bladder.159820/
A discussion of using a pressure bladder inside a mold to create a rocket nose cone.
Using Balsa Formers and Stringers to Make a Nose Cone
https://www.rocketryforum.com/threads/how-do-you-make-a-large-custom-nosecone.21370/post-189805
George Gassaway describes how to make a nose cone from balsa stringers, formers, and wood planks - a technique often used for model airplanes.