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| I am a writer and photographer of magazine articles and books. Dozens of books and well over a thousand articles published. I've provided information for auto lovers and auto restorers, builders, homeowners, street rodders and woodworkers. My readers have learned about tools, wood and woodworking, yard and garden, business, and have viewed auto photo features plus profiles and interviews. Contributing Editor, Remodeling News. Contributor for Woodshop News, Woodworker’s Journal, Smart Homeowner. Several of my books were 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, Colovos, 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. I've completely converted to digital photography, using DSLRs. 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 Make Your Own Walking Sticks, Fox Chapel Publishing Easy-To-Build Birdhouses, Dover Woodworker's Pocket Reference Book, Fox Chapel Publishing Cabinets and Countertops, McGraw-Hill Starting & Running A Carpentry Business from Your Home, 2nd edition, Globe- Pequot Woodworker's Source Book, 2nd Edition, Betterway Publications Woodworker's Guide To Selecting & Milling Wood, Betterway Publications Creating Your Own Woodworking Shop, Betterway Publications Woodworker's Source Book, F&W/Betterway Publications Bricklaying: A Do-It-Yourselfer's Guide, TAB/McGraw-Hill Making Fancy Birdhouses & Feeders, Sterling The Complete Book of Bathrooms, TAB Making Birdhouses & Feeders, Sterling How To Take Action Photographs, Dolphin Books/Doubleday PERIODICALS: Camping Journal Cars & parts Consumer Digest Corvette Enthusiast Cycle Guide Extreme How To Homeowner's How To Mechanix Illustrated Modern Cycle Mopar Enthusiast Motorcyclist Popular Cycling Popular Mechanics Popular Science Remodeling News Science & Mechanics Smart Homeowner Woodshop News Woodworker's Journal Many others |
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