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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.

Current President, also past 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: International Motor Press Association (IMPA).

State University of New York (Albany). BA, English.

U.S. Marine Corps. Helicopter avionics technician. Honorable discharge.

PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS (partial list):

For 2009:
Creating Your Own Woodshop, revised and enlarged
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
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.
(Clips available on request, or check the Samples page here)

EDITING & CONSULTING:
Woodworker's Supply, assembly manuals, 2004
DeWalt, (www.dewalt.com) on-line information about circular saw blades, effective
use of the biscuit jointer, 2001
Popular Woodworking Books, 2000 Tool Guide
Grizzly Industrial, assembly and use manuals for Grizzly power tools, 2000-2001
Colovos, Chicago, assembly and use manuals for new Craftsman power tools,
1999-2001, 2003
Time-Life, St. Remy Press, Home Workshop Techniques, Montreal, technical
consultant
Georgia-Pacific, Atlanta, GA design, build and write up projects for booklets
Popular Mechanics Encyclopedia, Hearst Books, NYC, various subjects
Marshall Cavendish Ltd., London, DIY articles for encyclopedia
Popular Science Encyclopedia, Times Mirror Books, NYC, various subjects
Science & Mechanics Encyclopedia, Davis Publications, NYC, various subjects
Yankee Motor Company, Schenectady, NY, public relations and catalog material
Recent Mug Shot