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| Writer and photographer of magazine articles and books. Dozens of books and over a thousand articles published. Information for auto restorers, builders' homeowners; street rodders and woodworkers, on tools, wood and woodworking, yard and garden, business, auto photo features plus profiles and interviews. Contributing Editor, Remodeling News. Contributor for Woodshop News, Woodworker’s Journal, Smart Homeowner. Several books chosen as alternate or main selections by book clubs. Contracted as an editorial or project consultant for companies including Woodworker's Supply, Grizzly Industrial, McGraw-Hill, Time- Life, UGL, Yankee Motor Company and Georgia-Pacific. I have written numerous assembly, field and user manuals, catalogs, tool manuals, brochures and other print materials. Digital photography, DSLR, studio lighting available on and off site. President of National Association of Home & Workshop Writers. Former Adjutant, Marine Corps League, Bedford (Virginia) Detachment (supporting Toys for Tots). NAHWW/Vaughan-Bushnell Golden Hammer Awards (five) feature articles, electronic media article; short article. 2006 NAHWW/Vaughan-Bushnell Golden Hammer first place for DIY book. 1994 annual NAHWW/Stanley Golden Hammer Awards for DIY book. Member: National Association of Home & Workshop Writers; Marine Corps League, Bedford (Virginia) Detachment. State University of New York (Albany). BA, English. U.S. Marine Corps. Helicopter avionics technician. Honorable discharge. PUBLICATIONS BOOKS (partial list): Creating Your Own Woodshop, revised and enlarged, Popular Woodworking Books, March 2009 Make Your Own Walking Sticks, Fox Chapel Publishing, 2007 Easy-To-Build Birdhouses, Dover, 2007 Woodworker's Pocket Reference Book, Fox Chapel Publishing, May 2005. Cabinets and Countertops, McGraw-Hill, 2000. Starting & Running A Carpentry Business from Your Home, 2nd edition, Globe- Pequot, 1997 Woodworker's Source Book, 2nd Edition, Betterway Publications, 1995 Woodworker's Guide To Selecting & Milling Wood, Betterway Publications, 1994 Creating Your Own Woodworking Shop, Betterway Publications, 1994 Woodworker's Source Book, F&W/Betterway Publications, 1993 Bricklaying: A Do-It-Yourselfer's Guide, TAB/McGraw-Hill, 1992 Making Fancy Birdhouses & Feeders, Sterling, 1988 The Complete Book of Bathrooms, TAB, 1986 Making Birdhouses & Feeders, Sterling, 1985 PERIODICALS: Camping Journal Cars & parts Consumer Digest Corvette Enthusiast Extreme How To Mopar Enthusiast Motorcyclist (see photo at right, taken in 1972 for an article) Popular Mechanics Popular Science Remodeling News Science & Mechanics Smart Homeowner Woodshop News Woodworker's Journal and a slew of others. (Please see the Samples page) |
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