I came across this Inlace Acrylic blank called "Black Blaze" at my local Rockler store. Seemed to me that the pattern was 90 degrees out of whack. I played around with cutting it into sections and using it's flame motif, but the scale wasn't suited to most pen styles.....and then I saw it. The Pen State "Lip Stick" style fit perfectly. Added some black crackle and bingo....one hot pen. This is one of the few that I can honestly claim has finished out close to what my original intent was. Sometimes you just gotta win. Thanks for looking and for all your past words of encouragement and support. More back-attcha.