Kirk, you got that right... with a skew those ribbons just seem to be everywhere...and it really mounds up on the headstock side... I would take a cut or two, stop the lathe and pinch it off... Also found that drilling this stuff can be real fun witht he peelings that lock to the bit... if you don't take them off right away you get a funnel shape at the top of the blank, thank goodness I had planned to do the two color... or I would have really been ticked off... LOL
BTW.. my 6 yr old has claimed the PVC pen... "Daddy, this will be just perfect for Halloween..", LOL... She is my biggest fan and worst critic... but I love the fact she wants to spend time in the shop with me... she is getting pretty good with the sanding I allow her to do...