Thanks for the compliments. I concidered doing a custom finial but as always I finished the pen around midnight the night before it was to be presented to her so time was the enemy. The white is alt. ivory from craft supply the rest of the materialias were from Woodcraft all plastics except the bands just outside of the alt. ivory which are stabilized wood (the exact color escapes me at the moment). It was a joy to make because I respected and admired the recipient. She was extremely apprciative and honored to have a pen named after her. She liked the name as well.