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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...

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...

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

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

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...

Electronically fire your shells with these electronic matches. These matches are designed to be used with and electrical firing system. 3 meter wi...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Limited Edition T-shirts are now available!   Fireworks fanatics have been requesting Skylighter themed apparel for years and we heard you. After...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Economy Copper Shooting Wire duplex (2-wire), solid copper. Sometimes called zip wire, scab wire, or pyrotechnic wire. Used for connecting electric...

It's official.. We have Skylighter Stickers!  This sticker packs comes with 5 black background stickers and 5 clear background stickers.  Stick...

Navy and White Trucker-Style Snap-Back Ball Cap One size fits most  2 Tone Slightly-Curved Bill Polyester Foam Front Mesh Back Features eight row...

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...

It's official.. We have Skylighter "BUMPER" Stickers!  This sticker packs comes with 5 black background stickers and 5 clear background stickers...