No sir, it is a Steven's Magic exclusive. You can check out the Tricks for Sale forum but I've only seen ONE for sale. It's probably that good.

Thanks Newb2, I saw the one for sale but as usual, it diappeared faster than a set of 20 inch rims at a p diddy concert. Stevens it is. thanks again.

This is awesome. I am trying to devise the right plot, story for this effect. I will use the guaze idea above and an accident. I need to have a reason for having a first aid kit ready (for the gauze).

Anyone come up with a better way to do the switch? Is it possible to carry the gimmick in the pocket without a mess?

I was thinking use it as a pitch for miricle medical wipes =D

Somebody needs to do a really heavy presentation with this. Something about the ability to control ones own pain. And then, after a pause, self heal. And play it for real, dang it! This is theater, for crying out loud.

I imagine someone coming out dress in scrubs, white please. Spreading a white sheet or perhaps a sheet of thick plastic sheeting out on the floor and sitting cross legged in the middle. From a medical bag, bring out a roll of gauze, set it by your left knee. Then bring out a clear plastic irrigation bottle with rubbing alcohal and a few gauze pads. Use the alcohol to clean the right index finger. While you're doing this talk about how you learned to control pain. I'm not going to do this for you, think learning it in a martial art, or yoga, or having to live with a chronic pain issue. Use your imagination. But do it in as few words as possible.

Place the bottle back in the bag and bring out the blade. Do the cut, but keep a total flat expression on your face the whole time. Just saw and drip, saw and drip for 20 seconds without saying thing. Make the silence work. Finally, let out a faint whimper. Your concentration is broken and your start to feel it a little. Put the blade away. Hold the injured finger out so it still drips onto the plastic you're sitting on. Slowly wrap the wound. Put the remaining props back into the medical bag. Sit with rapped finger pointing up about 10 inches in front of your face.

How do we make it heal? Blow on it? No, over done. Waving a magic wand? please! Maybe a shamanic ritual. . . a moment of close eyed meditation or are these even too hokey in this day and age. Not sure

Then again, if you can get enough blood in the chamber, just keep sawing and dripping blood, and slowly slump over. And have someone roll you up in the sheet and drag you off stage. Either way.

Okay, now what we have here is a parlor piece or something for a small stage.

But here's the deal, if you follow up with a card trick, as much as I like card tricks, I will hunt you down and smack some sense into you with a hard salami.

Raven

By the way, I love this effect.

What so you guys were never inspired by Harold and Maude?

Mark, loved your ideas. I'm going to use my cutter to close my Halloween shows, no card tricks to follow! Would you show the real blade first and do the switch while getting something from the bag, or bring out the real blade at the end?

Just off the top of my head, I would say if you're on stage, you don't need to switch it out. If you bring it out, do the cut, and either put it away or slump over dropping it in your lap (not lapping just naturally dropping it out of sight) nothing would be exposed.

Not on stage? Yeah, you'd probably want to show the real blade at the beginning and perhaps at the end as well.

You rock Mark!!

Aw, shucks. I'm not sure about that, but thanks.

Personally iv been using this as more of a "street magic" type of thing for my own fun. the illusion is so good, because people don;t know your a magician they don;t know what to think

I don't know about just performing this on the street to people who don't know your a magi. If I saw someone pull out a blade and then proceed to cut himself, I'd be on the phone with the police or maybe tackle the person. From being a professional firefighter, I know the police where I work would have no trouble tazing you if they saw you doing that!

From what I've seen on YouTube, police have zero problems tazing you for any random action you do. Tasing peaceful protesters is my personal favorite.

Well you make it a performance. and not just watch and slice your self. and I don;t walk around the streets looking for people. just a fun thing to do

I just had an interesting idea (I know...YOU'LL be the judge of THAT...lol). Start with the pen thru dollar bill...stressing the healing power you have developed through yoga. Move to the Needle through balloon. A much sharper, more dangerous object. With this you stress the ability to puncture delecate objects without causing damage, etc...then you bring out the Horror cutter..."ooops, this wasn't supposed to hurt..."

I had this it is great and looks so real I have one complaine they could have used a bigger knife the size of the blade makes it easy to brake and less visible it works only for close up that's why I sold mine.

My blade isn't looking too good anymore either, anyone able to get a replacement?

My blade broke after 3 performances and cleanings. So much for the Halloween show... Any word on replacement blades?