Books & DVD's

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

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 ...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

By George W. Weingart A unique version of George Weingart''s classic (1937) book on making fireworks. This edition was published in 1996 and conta...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

By Thomas Kentish Some of the most detailed descriptions and drawings of fireworks devices ever published. There are chapters on roman candles (ex...