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Round Stars & Shells
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Round Stars & Shells

By Dave Bleser The companion book to Bleser''s Round Stars video. Learn to make round shells like a pro. This manual takes you by the hand and gui...

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Fireworks Hints & Tips
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Fireworks Hints & Tips

Fireworks Hints & Tips is absolute jewel of a book on making fireworks. The 200 or so tips in this book are kind of like a "lessons learned" d...

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Ball Milling Theory and Practice for the Amateur Pyrotechnician
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Ball Milling Theory and Practice for the Amateur Pyrotechnician

By Lloyd Sponenburgh If you want to learn how to grind your own materials faster and efficiently, or to simply make better black powder, this book...

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Best of AFN I - Best of American Pyrotechnist
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Best of AFN I - Best of American Pyrotechnist

Over 45 how-to articles on chemical & Black Powder, Tools & Equipment and how to make various fireworks condensed from American Fireworks N...

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Best of AFN II
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Best of AFN II

More than 150 basic and advanced how-to-do-it articles condensed from American Fireworks News that are still current. You can still find the chemic...

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Best of AFN III
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Best of AFN III

139 more how-to articles that appeared in American Fireworks News between 1990 and 1995. In general, the content is a bit more advanced than Best o...

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Best of AFN IV
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Best of AFN IV

Released in April 2000, this book in the "Best Of AFN" series contains more than 150 how-to articles that appeared in American Fireworks News betwe...

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Best of AFN V
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Best of AFN V

Released in the fall of 2005, this book in the "Best Of AFN" series contains almost 170 how-to articles that appeared in American Fireworks News be...

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Best of AFN VI
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Best of AFN VI

Published in the summer of 2011, this is the 6th book in the "Best Of AFN" series with 177 how-to articles that appeared in American Fireworks News...

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Best of AFN VII Sold out
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Best of AFN VII

Best of AFN VII - Picks up where Best of AFN VI leaves off. All the articles that appeared in American Fireworks News newsletter for the 5 years en...

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Best Of AFN Collection - Volumes 1 - 7
$279.22 /set of 7

Best Of AFN Collection - Volumes 1 - 7

The complete collection of Best of AFN. This is one of the largest collections of fireworks making articles and projects in existence. Over 800 how...

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Best of the Firemaker by Larry Homan
$45.41 /set of 7s

Best of the Firemaker by Larry Homan

The Best of the Firemaker is a summary of five years of state-of-the-art research in pyrotechnics by Larry Homan. Larry is one of the industry''s m...

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Black Powder Manufacturing Methods & Techniques
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Black Powder Manufacturing Methods & Techniques

By Ian von Maltitz Fireworks maker Ian von Maltitz'' down-to-earth, practical new book shows you how to make good, fast-burning black powder for u...

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Black Powder Manufacturing, Testing & Optimizing Sold out
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Black Powder Manufacturing, Testing & Optimizing

By Ian von Maltitz After Ian wrote his first book on Black Powder Manufacturing, he decided that there was a lot more to the subject than he had c...

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Black Powder Expert's Library Sold out
$134.87 /set of 4

Black Powder Expert's Library

Various Authors Black Powder Expert''s Library Making your own black powder is virtually the cornerstone of fireworks making. Making it? Yes,...

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Introductory Practical Pyrotechnics
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Introductory Practical Pyrotechnics

This book was written by a chemistry Ph.D. and longtime fireworks practitioner. It was created because the author felt there was just no book that ...

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Pyrotechnic Formulary - Over 2,500 pyrotechnic formulations
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Pyrotechnic Formulary - Over 2,500 pyrotechnic formulations

By Donald J. Haarmann The Pyrotechnic Formulary contains 2,600+ pyrotechnic formulations, this is without a doubt the most complete and exhaustive...

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Glitter, Chemistry & Techniques
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Glitter, Chemistry & Techniques

By Lloyd Scott Oglesby Oglesby details the theory of glitter production and then shows you how to make your own glitter mix formulations and add g...

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Handbook on Charcoal Making
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Handbook on Charcoal Making

By Jack Drewes, Joel Baechle, the Passfire This small, but thorough book shows you how to make charcoal yourself. Everything you need to know is c...

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Modern Chemical Magic
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Modern Chemical Magic

By John D. Lippy, Jr. and Edward L. Palder. Originally published years ago in, this is primarily a book of magic tricks using chemicals. There are...

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Principles of Pyrotechnics
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Principles of Pyrotechnics

By A. A. Shidlovskiy Originally published in 1964 in the USSR, and subsequently translated to English by the US Defense Department, this book is s...

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Incomplete Book of Girandolas
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Incomplete Book of Girandolas

By Tom Dimock Girandolas are flying horizontal wheels. They are some of the most spectacular fireworks being made today. Much of the interest in g...

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Pyrocolor Harmony: A Designer's Guide Sold out
$45.00 /set of 4s

Pyrocolor Harmony: A Designer's Guide

Based on a seminar presented at the Pyrotechnics Guild International Convention in both Jamestown, North Dakota; August 9th 1989 and Gillette Wyomi...

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Smokes: The How & The Why - DVD
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Smokes: The How & The Why - DVD

US Army pyrotechnic expert, Dr. Joe Domanico, discusses making smoke to be used in fireworks and how it is done. Here’s how Joe begins: color - vis...

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