I still like the Big Ben pen kit cuz it offers some meat and muscle to sculpt into complex shapes in a reasonable sized body. The bold black bands define whatever I do in between, with a bold visual stop. I get requests for "anything with Turquoise in it" a lot, so I try use as much as I can get away with and then enhance the curves on the lathe. And this is what ends up happening. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, and sometimes it ends up smokin'. I am still liking this piece that got built almost two years ago. It's an older design that kind of shows the evolution of my eye in creating these little pieces of wood and stone art. Thanks for lookin' guys.