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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 662.2 EAN: 9780873649292 ISBN: 087364929X Label: Paladin Press Manufacturer: Paladin Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 136 Publication Date: 1997-05 Publisher: Paladin Press Studio: Paladin Press Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: This book offers a well-rounded selection of reliable, well-researched formulas for the most popular exploding fireworks, including M80s, cherry bombs, ash cans, chasers, globe torpedoes, Knallkorpers, aerial bombs, cracker balls, Flashcrackas and more. For academic study only. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Fills holesThis book does a good job of filling the "holes" that at least the newer editions of "firework classics" such as Fireworks Principles and Practice have in them when it comes to exploding fireworks (noisemakers). Oddly enough Amazon offered this book when I was purchaseing Fireworks Principles and Practice. The author here is very big on safety. I think this book makes a very good addition to the classic Fworks by Lancaster especically seeing as how the latest edtion of that work has a poo-poo atttitude ... Read More Rating: - Good foundational bookI was hoping for more information on creating color in fireworks, but this was a great place to start. Rating:  - Cool Bookvery cool book, great for making typical fireworks great for the 4th, im using it for July4th '08!!! Rating: - good but incopletei THINK TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS AND MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS ARE INCOMPLETE? BUT THE OVERALL EXPLANATIONS ARE GOOD Rating: - InformativeFirst, it must be noted that the mixtures were found to be of a simplified approach. The information is reflective of information contained in other more Advanced Pyrotechnic Texts, but it must be noted that there is not much information about the theory and science behind the blast effect. This is extremely important when dealing with such dangerous compounds. The author acknowledges this and refers the reader to other text for study. This is not to be ignored. If the reader obtains a thourough knowledge ... Read More 
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