ewww it is by toby bridges! Im gonna have to burn it at the next bonfire lol. I havnt seen the blackpowder handbook but i'll look into it. There is one book i'll be buying soon. Its on building your own muzzleloader and i just mainly have to learn about inletting the barrel/lock area. But i also forgot to mention a great magazine: The backwoodsman, Its like $20 a year. Do search on the net for their website. Or even Muzzleblasts