Ever have a pen that you thought you'd NEVER get off the lathe. This one is my most recent problem child. The body is an un-stabilized "Tiger Wood". Bought it on Ebay. First time I tried it. Didn't know that it would rip out, tear, blow-out, and catastrophically fail in sooo many ways, in it's soft state. The vendor....didn't mention that. One end blew out. I figured a way to fix and replace that. Then the other end spit chunks. After a day or two to think and cool off, I added Turq bands, then other materials to fill in. I Learned a lot about my Parting Tool, Patience, the value of keeping end cuts, and finally the path ended with this pen. Truth is, it's a much better design then I started out with. Thank you Failure. You are my best teacher. Thanks To you all for looking, and I would be proud to have you add your own stories in this thread.