This one turned out great! The other one she chipped the end but her Dad is going to try turning it down on the end where the chip is and putting a dark band on the ends. Rebecca hasn't turned a lot of acrylic but was so excited to have these blanks she couldn't wait to turn them. She is practicing more with the acrylic and I will share a photo of the other blank if they are able to save it.I am glad she likes the blank and the resulting pen. She certainly made it look good.