Flag case size

[goaliedad]

Need to build a case for a 3 x 5 flag? I don't have the flag but was told 14 1/2 base and 7 1/2 tall. 1 3/4 thick

Sound right?

[Steve N]

Gonna default to a place that makes them to sell they say bigger

My Dads case also houses his medals/ribbons, and a few pics, so I am not sure for flag only.

If you have the folded flag, you have inside dimension, snug is better than sloppy as far as keeping the form.

[cams2705]

If you do the math when folding the flag that it'll be folded in half, then half again length-wise first.  That'll leave a 7.5" X 60" shape.  When the first triangle is made the length of the hypotenuse is 7.5 x the square root of 2... giving about 13".  I would assume that due to the bulkiness of folding along the length of 5', it would grow in length a little along the hypotenuse and end up with 14.5".

... and after I figured all this out and typed a response, I realized I have a folded 3 X 5 upstairs.  Actual measurements are 9" sides, 14.5" hypotenuse, and 2" thick.

[goaliedad]

Thanks cams- I make plenty of "funeral" flag cases- this is a smaller flag. I think you nailed it