Thanks all. Skye, the Baron is my wife's pen. Just took it out of her purse and looked. No sanding marks, bad photo, some sort of artifact. Dario, same for the cigar, looks fine "in person". That said, I truly appreciate that sort of comment since it makes me look at the finished item again with a more critical eye. While I don't aspire to be "perfect" at this, I do aspire to compete with some of the masters and masterpieces I've seen on this site and others. New camera arrived today. Need to put away my skew and figure out how to take some better photos. Thanks again for looking and helping. Rob