Well I've only made 3 Pens, 1 Pencil, and 1 Keychain but I decided to push myself a little bit and see how well I could do... 0-2. I first was going to make an Executive with Buffalo Horn. I was excited to do something other than a Slimline and it was going well until the very end. I was making my final passes and right at the end it blew out. I am sure that I didn't get enough glue on the end... lesson learned. Now I need a replacement tube. So I went in and watch some TV, but then decided to go out again... Should have stayed in. This time it was back to the Slimline with Red Palm. I know Red Palm can be tricky, and now I know first hand. As I neared the end I stopped and flooded the blank with thin CA, turned some, stopped and flooded, turned, stopped and flooded, turned, BOOM. Must have needed to stop and flood it one more time. The other thought I had was to put thin CA inside before I glue in the tube with thick Ca. Is this a good idea? Anyway, I turned the other end into a keychain, but never did flood that side again? Guess it's just one of those days I hear about... but I learned quite a bit (not the way I wanted to though).