Learn how to safely build projects that burn, poof, "boosh," and flare! This complete reference and hands-on guide to working with propane explains how to create a variety of flame effects projects that can be built with common tools and materials. Starting from the basics, this book explains everything you need to know to safely work with propane. An essential reference for building projects like fire cannons, forge torches and flaming sculpture, Make: Fire explains the history, chemistry, and combustion of propane. Using that knowledge as a foundation, readers can then construct a variety of flame-based project on their own using illustrated, step-by-step instructions provided by the author. With simple tools, you can build a gorgeous flambeau, a torch capable of melting aluminum, or flame effects that ignite jaw-dropping fireballs in the sky. Focusing on safety at every step and written by a licensed Flame Effects Operator, this book provides information that has never been brought together in one place. With this guide, readers will master the fundamental components of almost all propane-based projects and develop the skills they need to create their own flame devices and artworks. Over the years I've become frustrated at the lack of clear information about building projects that utilize propane.  Few fuels are safer to work with when handled correctly.  But few sources of information explain how to do so.  In the course of teaching myself how to build flame effects, foundry burners and other propane based fire projects, I decided that I needed to share what I'd learned with other makers. Make:Fire combines an introduction to and reference for working with propane and then puts that knowledge to work in a series of projects.  Each project builds on the skills learned in its predecessors so that you can start out with no experience and learn as you go.  I've always been very frustrated with project books that leave out critical information or assume you have special knowledge.  I've tried to write this book clearly, completely and in a way that is open to beginner as well as experienced makers. Fire art is exciting, but the real dangers are in ignorance.   Make:Fire is my attempt to make these types of projects safer and more accessible to interested artists and makers. Tim Deagan has written for Make: magazine , Nuts and Volts , and other technical publications. He is a licensed Texas Flame Effects Operator and the Flame and Safety Coordinator for the Austin Mini Maker Faire. After years of building flame effects, aka "booshes," in the local Burn community, Tim began teaching classes called "Propane 101" and "Build Your Own Aluminum Foundry" to help other interested makers create their own projects. As a former firefighter in the Brent Volunteer Fire Department and captain of a Red Cross Disaster Action Team, Tim has always believed that the most exciting pursuits are at their best when safety is fully understood and becomes part of the culture. Tim is also a contributor to the open-source 3D CAD program OpenSCAD and an active member of the Handibot CNC and Printrbot 3D printer communities.