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sirbrad Inner circle PA 2096 Posts |
Does this come in Bicycle? I heard you have to adapt the case or something for it, or can work with any deck? I learned on Stars of Magic, but like I said making it would be a chore. I may buy the retail version some day. But very rarely do I pay $50 for single effects, but this one may just be worth it. That was a poor performance in the demo, but it is just that...a demo. I am glad he looked at least and fixed the mistake before bringing out the deck.
The great trouble with magicians is the fact that they believe when they have bought a certain trick or piece of apparatus, and know the method or procedure, that they are full-fledged mystifiers. -- Harry Houdini
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My Lovely Assistant New user 98 Posts |
REVIEW FLASHBACK: The Screwed Deck by Paul Harris
Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars! mylovelyassistant.com review of The Screwed Deck by Paul Harris This Paul Harris winner is a fantastic opener to any card trick that uses a regular deck of Bicycle cards. The performer takes a box of cards out of their pocket, but oddly it is split into two halves; one is held in each hand. One half has a screw protruding from the middle and the other half has a threaded hole where the screw is placed. The spectator can see half a deck of cards in each half of the box. The then performer screws the two separate halves together, but the deck gets stuck a half rotation too soon so that the top of the box shows the front of the box and the bottom of the box shows the back of the box. Amazingly, the performer then removes a whole deck of cards, but the top card matches the mismatched box; half the card displays the face and the other half shows the rider back. For the finale, the performer twists the deck of cards (at this point the box from which the cards came has been put away) and fixes the front/back mix up. The performer can then go into his next trick and the cards can be handed out. There are some angle issues with this trick and the audience should be in front of the performer. There is no deck switch. The audience is utterly amazed by the outcome and although the curious spectator may ask to see the box, they cannot. And, they won't have the opportunity to do so because the screwed together box is placed back in the spectators pocket or case before the trick is over. This close-up effect is amazing. The instruction manual consists of three double-sided photocopy pages, which could be better because some of the language is not clear and the hand drawn pictures can be confusing. Nonetheless, this trick is not that hard to figure out and it requires some slight of hand to perform, which is not too difficult. If you were to reset the trick, it would require that you unscrew the deck, and do some minor set up. This would require about half a minute of privacy. The product is well made and if you can find it for the below price of $41.99, you should buy it. www.mylovelyassistant.com/reviews/view/4115
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Dougini Inner circle The Beautiful State Of Maine 7130 Posts |
Figures. Out of stock. Discontinued. Typical. And people wonder why I don't buy Magic any more. Unless it's freakin' sponge balls or other accessories. I almost sprung for this! .Damn! Once again, I've been "had".
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Orlan Loyal user WA 223 Posts |
Dougini, there's an "impromptu" version in the AoA books. You can't show the two separate halves, you only get to display the deck where the cards appear to be mis-made (half of a card shows a face the other half shows a back.) You then rotate one of the halves and straighten out the deck.
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
If I remember correctly, this is described in the books before AoA, how to make the deck. I never made it, never found the time. Paul Harris ideas are genius.
I believe it entailed cutting a deck in half, and gluing all the cards together. A copy print shop can cut the deck for a few dollars, or you can do it the long way and use James P. Riser's card cutter idea. This is a free PDF publication on his website. |
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Shawn Farquhar V.I.P. Canada 760 Posts |
Back in stock at Palmer Magic. We have difficultly keeping it on stock. It's time consuming to make and they sell as fast as we produce them...sorry Doug... Hey it's two years later but we listened! ;-)
-shawn Classic Handling Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aloCpPr-Wqk New handling by Shawn Farquhar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ogzvZcZxZI |
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