thanks all..
the pattern just developed out of a pile of 3/4 ply, i just kept cutting at various angles and gluing them up, re cut and glued son more, until i got to a pen sized blank,,
was fun to see what would turn out as.
Can't imagine the amount of effort that goes into to keeping a blank like that from tearing out during the turning....with the alternating end grain and angled grain going every which way.