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I have used a friends vacuum former, and boy it really works well. One drawback of making the plugs out of wood is the grain will show up in the plastic. Plaster works really well. Just remember that any slight bump or ding on your plug will be in your finished product. We used foam to make the shape first, then made a mold from the foam plug. Last we cast the plaster plug and used this to make the canopy. It is a lot of work for just one part, but I got a lot of satisfaction knowing that I made it myself. Just my $.02 worth.