MOLDED TOOL AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURE

An improved molded tool formed from a compression mold material and corresponding method of manufacture is disclosed. The molded tool has a first end, a second end separated from the first end by a sidewall formed from a heat-sensitive polymeric matrix. The sidewall has an interior surface with a first strength and an exterior surface with a second strength, the first strength being greater than the second strength. Further, the molded tool is formed by a method that includes exerting an expansive force within an interior of the compression mold material, the expansive force having a directional vector along the central axis. 1. A method for forming a molded tool , the method comprising:shaping a compression mold material to form a shaped compression mold material, wherein the shaped compression mold material comprises a central axis extending through from a first end of the shaped compression mold material to a second end of the shaped compression mold material;heating the shaped compression mold material to form a heated compression mold material; andexerting an expansive force within an interior of the heated compression mold material to form the molded tool, wherein the expansive force includes a directional vector along the central axis.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:sealing the shaped compression mold material into a compression mold.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the shaped compression mold material is generally cylindrical claim 1 , and wherein the compression mold material is one or more planar sheets claim 1 , the forming step further comprises:rolling the one or more planar sheets of the compression mold material into a generally cylindrical shape.4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the cylindrical shape comprises concentric layers of the compression mold material.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein exerting the expansive force from the interior of the heated compression mold material further comprises:extending an expansion member at ...