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IF you want "acrylic", use our Madreperlato blanks. This is truly an acrylic blend. It is dense and has been manufactured to turn well. It will not display the "chippiness" that polyresin can have. For the novice "plasticman", this is a great place to start.
When you start to feel adventurous, you can move on to the polyresins (Dawn's PR is NOT "chippy" by PR standards, but it is not as forgiving as "acrylic" so some experience with plastics will help)
Also, don't be afraid to ASK for my tutorial on Turning the Resin Cigar pen. There are a number of "hints" in there that will save you "waste blanks".
The Alternatives and the other imported blanks can be more challenging. Alt Ivory (and the new alt ebony) is quite forgiving, alt amber is a bi***. The rest are closer to ivory than amber, but they CAN be frustrating.
I hope this helps,
Ed