I won this blank in last years bash, generously donated by John U. The new puppy has been occupying I huge part of my time, but I love her to death. OK now about this blank, holy cow, it's not for the faint of heart. I would rate it pretty high on the difficulty scale, but it turned out wonderfully. I had to fill many seed pod voids and of course one right at an end of the blank. The blank is called "Mother Nature" , I believe. Because it contains seed pod and sticks and other stuff only John knows, I opted for a traditional CA finish. The pen is Nouveau Sceptor, plating is Rhodium.