Welcome to the IAP from Chicago, Tony! Nice work, I hope to see more! There's a lot you can learn on here. Try checking out the library for articles/tutorials many members on here have written.
There's a contest for new members going on right now where you can have a chance to win a pile of really nice blanks just for answering 3 simple questions. Check out this thread and submit your entry. You never know.....
Also be sure to post a photo of one of your pens in the Show Off Your Pens forum for a chance to win a drawing for a gift certificate from Exotic Blanks.