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==Black Powder== |
==Black Powder== |
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Mix 2 part crushed {{ilink|i|charcoal}} with 20 parts {{ilink|i|oil}}. Dry the result, and then crush the black lump into black powder.<ref>[[Post:July 4 Haven Wagon - 7/6/2009 - 15:16:16]]</ref> |
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==Sparkling Wands== |
==Sparkling Wands== |
Revision as of 21:55, 18 April 2010
Fireworks were introduced by Droughtman to celebrate the 4th of July.
Powder Colors
By mixing various dusts sold in Droughtman's Travelling Emporium-on-Wheels, you can create a variety of colored powders to be used in fireworks.
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Black Powder
Mix 2 part crushed charcoal with 20 parts oil. Dry the result, and then crush the black lump into black powder.[1]
Sparkling Wands
Components
- 3 colored dusts
- 1 mixing canister
- 1 sticky wand
Proceedure
- 1) Mix three dusts in mixing canister, at least one of which must be silver.
- 2) CLOSE and SHAKE the canister.
- 3) APPLY the resulting powder to the sticky wand
- 4) LIGHT the wand to set off.
Sky Rocket
Components
- 3-9 colored dusts
- 1 mixing canister
- 1-2 sticky parchment
- 1-3 doses of black powder
- 1 hollow cylinder
- 1 dose of naphtha
- 1 wax stopper
Proceedure
- 1) Mix up between one and three powders, each requiring three sets of dust.
- 2) APPLY black powder to the sticky parchment
- 3) APPLY colored powder to parchment
- 4) TURN the parchment over if a second color is desired (optional)
- 5) APPLY black powder to the sticky parchment (optional)
- 6) APPLY colored powder to parchment (optional)
- 7) ROLL parchment into a taper
- 8) Repeat steps 1 to 6 (optional)
- 9) PUT taper into an unrolled parchment 2
- 10) POUR naphtha into hollow cylinder
- 11) PUT taper into cylinder
- 12) APPLY wax stopper to cylinder
- 13) LIGHT cylinder to launch
Projector Cone
Components
- 3-18 colored dusts
- 1 mixing canister
- 2-12 doses of black powder (made from CRUSHed flint)
- 1 hollow cone
- 1-6 dose of naphtha
- 1 wax stopper
Proceedure
- 1) Mix up between one and six powders, each requiring three sets of dust.
- 2) POUR naphtha into hollow cone (optional)
- 3) APPLY black powder to the cone
- 4) APPLY black powder to the cone (optional)
- 5) APPLY colored powder to parchment
- 6) Repeat steps 2 to 5 up to five additional times (optional)
- 7) LIGHT cone to set off
Varying the black powder amount and inclusion of naphtha will change the effect that is produced with that layer's color.