Infinity Truncated Rhombic Dodecahedron Beaded Bead

This beaded bead has a really long, and very descriptive name.  The weaving technique is Infinity Weave.  I use this name for the weave because there are an infinite number of polyhedra that can be realized with Infinity Weave.  The mathematical shape of this particular beaded bead is a truncated rhombic dodecahedron. I think of it first in terms of its symmetry, which is that of a cube (or octahedron).  I imagine that on each face of the cube, there is a smaller square. This beaded bead has 6 squares holes just like this:

Square Face of the Truncated Rhombic Dodecahedron

The shape is further modified by replacing each edge of the cube with a hexagon.  Since a cube has 12 edges, so does this beaded bead have 12 hexagons.  In the photo below, see how the hole in the center has six sides?  That's the hexagon.

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