longbeard Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 can folks please suggest some good books for a first year hobbiest. possibly a " safety bible" type text? also please suggestions on texts to properly expose and inform myself on the hobby. thanks all for your time.
Milyan720 Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 Turbo pyro is probably the first thing to start with
TYRONEEZEKIEL Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 Get This book.. Maybe not from this place, shop around. This is the best book for pyro if you do decide to get in. It is referred to in most circles as the pyro bible. http://www.skylighter.com/fireworks-the-art-science-and-technique.htm
longbeard Posted July 25, 2014 Author Posted July 25, 2014 thanks folks. looks like a couple great books to start with. thank you!
schroedinger Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 Also have a look at the Skylighter pyro projects book. It really has a lot of ibfo in it and also a huge load if ideas. But F.A.S.T. is a must have. Also pyrotechnics by george weingart is a nice book for further reading (about 1/2 year after beeing in the hobby). Specially interesting as is show a lot of the evolving history of fireworks.
longbeard Posted July 26, 2014 Author Posted July 26, 2014 (edited) thanks schroedinger. great resource. Edited July 26, 2014 by longbeard
psyco_1322 Posted July 26, 2014 Posted July 26, 2014 The PGI Anthology is also full of great articles on construction of pyro devices. I'm not sure if you have to be a member to get the book or not, but you can find some contacts at www.pgi.org
Carbon796 Posted July 27, 2014 Posted July 27, 2014 You do not have to be a PGI member, to buy the PGI Anthology. Though I've heard it costs more if you are not a member.
longbeard Posted July 28, 2014 Author Posted July 28, 2014 thanks ladies and gents for all the great infomation. i have a great direction to head.
pyroman2498 Posted July 28, 2014 Posted July 28, 2014 I've been reading FAST , and pyrotechnica , both are worth the money
Mumbles Posted July 28, 2014 Posted July 28, 2014 You had to be a member to get the initial release of the Anthology, but they've opened it up to the public now. It's really a great book. I can't wait for Volume II. Volume one only covers the material between 1998 and 2010 since those are the editions in which the digital copies of the articles were available. The Best of American Firework News (usually abbreviated BAFN), are also wonderful and relatively inexpensive. There isn't an error, it only exists as volumes 2-6. 1 was an older publication, and is included in volume 2. They're like the PGI anthology where they're a collection of articles, though tend to have less background than the PGI articles, which are generally more comprehensive in my opinion. Another one I really like is Pyrotechnics by Alexander Hardt. It covers a little bit of everything, and gives great contemporary (as of ~2000) formulas. That book and Fireworks: Art, Science, and Technique by Takeo Shimizu would be my two must have books. There are a lot of other great books, but they tend to be more focused on one topic. If there is anything specific you were interested in, we could give you recommendations. Another worthwhile investment would be a place like passfire.com or fireworking.com They have wonderful tutorials and an active forum to gain access to some of the great fireworkers. I believe fireworking.com is generally more active now.
longbeard Posted July 29, 2014 Author Posted July 29, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the recommendations Mumbles. I will be investing in a copy of F.A.S.T. as well as Pryotechnics by A. Hardt. I will check out passfire.com and fireworking.com this next weekend as time permits. Mumbles, perhaps you know of a resource that lists fireworks clubs by state? I will be moving to Southern Missouri this fall and would love to find a club i can associate with. Thank you Sir, for your time. -Thank you as well pyroman2498. Edited July 29, 2014 by longbeard
Mumbles Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Just for completeness, there is a listing of regional clubs on the PGI website: http://pgi.org/links/clubs.php As Nater already recommended, MoPyro is probably your best bet. Just thought you might like to be aware of the other ones around in case you feel like branching out to another shoot or two. Most clubs are quite welcoming if you happen to be traveling through the area during one of their shoots.
longbeard Posted July 29, 2014 Author Posted July 29, 2014 Thank you gents. That is awesome. I will be looking into MoPyro in the near future. thank you!
alibaba42 Posted July 11, 2017 Posted July 11, 2017 Hi everyone id like to sell my copy of Fireworks: The Art, Science, and TechniquebyBook by Takeo Shimizu was wondering if anyone is interested?i will accept any decent offer on message.many thanks Al
lloyd Posted July 11, 2017 Posted July 11, 2017 If that's not an EXTRA copy, then you don't really LIKE fireworks, do you? (sorry if that's 'abrasive', but Shimizu is one of the most-valuable books you could own). Lloyd
OldMarine Posted July 12, 2017 Posted July 12, 2017 I reference FAST and Hardt's book at least once a week and now have around 40 firework books/manuals. AFN knows they have me on the hook and play me like a big old fish! I'd sooner sell my dog than give up a book but luckily there's not much of a market for a 9 year old 3 legged dog.
Fuzzpluskc Posted July 22, 2017 Posted July 22, 2017 Anyone have any thoughts on Perigrin's book Introductory Practical Pyrotechnics?
OldMarine Posted July 22, 2017 Posted July 22, 2017 (edited) Don't bother. Lots of erroneous junk in there. I recently got the Wizards Formulary and it is strictly formulas but it references the source so you can evaluate them. Also got the Best of AFN series which I highly recommend.Don't bother. Lots of erroneous junk in there. I recently got the Wizards Formulary and it is strictly formulas but it references the source so you can evaluate them. Also got the Best of AFN sites which I highly recommend. Edited July 22, 2017 by OldMarine
Arthur Posted July 22, 2017 Posted July 22, 2017 Search Abe Books for books by A St H Brock -lots of good ones about history but get an original print, The Brock family were one of the early British makers and displayers of fireworks and A St H Brock was also a good author. https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=19791967590&searchurl=kn%3DFireworks%26sortby%3D17%26an%3DLancaster https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=16210813496&searchurl=kn%3Dmysteries%2Bof%2Bnature%26sortby%3D17%26an%3DBate (you an't afford an original 1635 print!) There is also a historical book by French author Audot from 18c or 19c which I can't locate at the moment -but it's in French!
lloyd Posted July 22, 2017 Posted July 22, 2017 Yep. It's dangerous, sloppy stuff. I helped 'edit' it. Well... six other folks (who's names you might recognize) and I proof-read Dan's (Tom Perigrin) manuscript, and offered TONS of changes that were necessary in the interests of 'correctness' (many WRONG or incomplete formulae in it) and safety (really? Boiling CIA powder in a GLASS coffee pot???). ALL our changes were ignored, and it was published as-is, errors, safety hazards, and all. Skip it. Buy some real books. Lloyd
dynomike1 Posted July 22, 2017 Posted July 22, 2017 (edited) Starting out Blessers Round Stars and Shells is a good beginner book. Easy to understand. Some of these books are on Fireworks news. Edited July 22, 2017 by dynomike1 1
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