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adamc Regular user Sydney, Australia 138 Posts |
Does anyone know where I can buy cards slightly wider than standard Bicycle poker cards? Or is there a specific brand which is known to be slightly wider than a regular Bicycle poker deck? Thanks
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Open Traveller Inner circle 1087 Posts |
You could just take your Bikes and turn them 90 degrees. If you don't mind them suddenly being a bit shorter, as well.
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Julie Inner circle 3936 Posts |
Hello adamc
Depending upon what you wish to accomplish, you might purchase a good quality poker-size stripper deck; couple this with an off-the-shelf ungimmicked poker-size deck and you can work some wonders... Julie |
Robert M Inner circle 2482 Posts |
I experimented with long cards, all types of breather cards, corner shorts, etc., but personally, I think short (not wide) cards is the way to go. Henry Evans markets short Bicycle decks. I always have one short card in my deck.
Or, try Julie's stripper deck solution. Robert |
Jimeh Inner circle Ottawa, Ontario 1399 Posts |
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On 2008-08-09 16:58, Open Traveller wrote: LOL! |
rorythegreat Veteran user Seattle, WA 393 Posts |
I'm not sure if this is true but I have heard that the Jack Daniel's playing cards are wider than your standard poker cards. You might want to look into these.
Rory
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entity Inner circle Canada 5060 Posts |
I sometimes find that different decks of Bicycle cards are cut with a slight variation in width.
I discovered the basic modus operandi of my effect, Wide Opener, by accident when I happened to mix one card from one deck in with another deck that had been cut slightly narrower. The idea of making a narrow deck is also a good one. Place a normal pack of cards, squared, in a vice and use a plane or run the edge of a piece of glass along one side of the deck evenly, which will shave one edge of the pack slightly. Then turn the pack around and shave a similar bit off the opposite side to keep the borders symetrical. Use nail clippers or a corner rounder to round the corners again, and you now have a narrow deck. Replace any card from the pack with a duplicate from a normal pack, and voila: a wide card. - entity
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Open Traveller Inner circle 1087 Posts |
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On 2008-08-10 13:27, rorythegreat wrote: Jack Daniels makes several kinds of decks, but at one time they did make one that was wider than conventional cards. They were also longer. |
ursusminor Elite user Norway 443 Posts |
The thing to do, if you want a "wide card" is to make a "narrow deck"!
Joe Porper has a card trimmer that's rather expensive... I use one I got from Stevens Magic Emporium, it's "only" ca.$100.- You could go to a printer's shop and ask them to trim your deck. I know people who has done that, and the result was exellent. The point of this is that any standard poker size card in a narrow deck is a wide card. Bjørn
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rowdymagi5 Inner circle Virginia 3616 Posts |
The problem with a short card is that you have to riffle to find it, and the sudden stop at the short card is a dead give-away that you have a short card. It just doesn't sound natural.
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molsen Special user Copenhagen 552 Posts |
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On 2008-11-13 05:22, rowdymagi5 wrote: With a bit of practise it is possible to cut to it. Michael |
Robert M Inner circle 2482 Posts |
Actually, Henry Evans makes "Small Cards" - not short cards. Sorry about that. The deck is short on all four sides - available in red or blue Bicycle.
Robert |
gadfly3d Special user 963 Posts |
I took a deck of cards into my printer and they cut them for free. If they charged its only a few dollars,
Gil |
Steven Keyl Inner circle Washington, D.C. 2630 Posts |
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On 2008-11-13 06:00, molsen wrote: I agree. I use shorts (both corner short and 'stripper shorts') and it is easy to see where the card is in the deck. With a little practice you should be able to cut right to the card. Even when you're off by a couple it's not noticable unless you riffle the deck really hard, which, with short cards I've found a light touch is undetectable and works better.
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EscapeMaster Loyal user 296 Posts |
To answer the original poster's question rather than offer an alternative:
http://www.cards4magic.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh0......740#a740 I am not sure about US suppliers, I am afraid. |
adamc Regular user Sydney, Australia 138 Posts |
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On 2008-11-13 21:27, EscapeMaster wrote: Thanks for the link, although I think I happened upon the same site when I was originally looking for wide cards. Unfortunately, I need a whole deck of them, so this would be too expensive!! I think I've managed to figure out another alternative though. Thanks again for the help |
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