Randy, what color did you use to paint the tube? I've not turned many of those with the clear resin, so I'm a little clueless. It almost looks like silver? Or is it white hiding under the pearly sparkly stuff? I'm thinking of turning a couple of those blanks tonight, so I'm gonna experiment a little with some ideas I've had. I really like the swirly patterns in those blanks, I think I've only seen Joe's (igran7) May BotM blank so far, and he used white paint and it turned out really well. Yours turned out great, too, I like the contrast with the gold/ti hardware a lot.
Also, what's that background cloth you used for the pic? It looks iridescent. How'd the blank turn? You run into any little air bubbles or anything? I'm curious on that type of blank because there's a bunch of weird steps to get that look, and I haven't heard much feedback from the club. I think everyone's in 'hoard' mode, and nobody's turning for the summer...heh. I turned my first pen last night in a month, and immediately gave it away before taking a picture. [:0]