Thanks to one and all.
Angela, I got these blanks in the mid-1990's. The story I was told was that a plant blew up in Italy and they were not going to rebuild-so I bought a couple hundred "sticks". If you want a couple, e-mail me. They come in 14" lengths.
The resin smells more "rubbery" than other acrylics- but drilling blow outs are rare and, after my buffalo horn irritation last weekend, it was nice to turn something that I knew would be permanent. (Mental recovery).
Will probably post more of them, also have red and "peacock blue" (Dawn's name) and a couple others. Have enough of each to be willing to sell a few.
Thanks to one and all for looking.
Also, public thanks to JimGo. I will be e-mailing him to see how much nicer he can make the pics. I have an old, but expensive, monitor so I always see pretty good pics. I am told by others that they are far less impressive when viewed on other computers. HOpe to find a way to improve, soon.