I just finished my first cactus pen and have officially sold my first pen. Just thought I would give credit where it is due. The blank is from Turntex. Thanks for all the support from all of you.
It was a real challenge. It turns very nicely but I found that the inside of the blank needed to be painted rather than the tube itself. All in all it turned out pretty good. I bought two of the blanks so hopefully the next one will be even better.