Basic Card Control & Forcing Free PDF
This handy, photo-illustrated guide teaches several essential techniques for magicians who perform magic with cards. These include basic Overhand Shuffle Control, the Double Undercut which can eliminate the need for the Pass in many tricks, as well as methods for both the Classic and Riffle Force. 8 pages.
Handbook of Card Sleights
Hands down, one of the best little references on essential card sleights! Rather than just describing the basic mechanics, Al Leech strives to really "teach" you how to execute each move smoothly and correctly, including helpful handling "dos and don'ts," angles to watch, etc. As a student of Ed Marlo, and confidante of other card magic icons, like Dai Vernon, Bill Simon, and Paul Rosini, Leech knows of what he expounds! Sleights include: CONTROLS - Triple Cut, Simplified Pass; THE CRIMP - Spread Crimp, Age Old Card Control; PASSES - Standard Pass, Turnover Pass (Hermann); THE PALM - Top Palm, One-Hand Palm, Multiple Palm, Diagonal Palm, Bottom Palm; THE REPLACEMENT; CHANGES - Top Change, Bottom Change, Double Lift, Glide, Drop Switch; FORCING - Classical Force, Hindu Shuffle Force; FALSE COUNTS - Over Count and Buckle Count; FALSE SHUFFLES - Erdnase Top Stock Shuffle, Strip-Out Shuffle; CUTS - Charlier, Simple False Cut, Slip Cut, Double Cut; REVERSES - With Double Lift and Another Method; ADDITIONS - Marlo’s Secret Card Add and Another Method; THE COLOR CHANGE - Side Steal (Bottom); FROM THE CENTER - Side Steal (Center); THE MULTIPLE SHIFT; THE BIDDLE SLEIGHT; THE PEEK; THE SECOND DEAL; THE MEXICAN TURNOVER; and THE KELLY BOTTOM PLACEMENT. Finally, Leech advises which sleights he considers the most useful and which ones are less important, or difficult to acquire, or do without detection. A handy guide even for the experienced card worker. 30 pages, re-typeset, illustrated.
Card Control
Arthur Buckley's post graduate course in card magic first published in 1946. This is a must-have resource for every serious card worker. Four Big Chapters! Chapter One covers fifty master sleights, so direct and clean cut that the modus operandi is concealed by natural movements that permit indetectable execution as an automatic function. Chapter Two explains the choicest methods of gambling principles — entertainment at the card table you will revel in. Chapter Three is devoted to modern methods and new principles of back-palming and manipulation with cards, revealing many new and revolutionary principles, all thoroughly practical. Chapter Four is devoted to a complete description of over forty beautiful card effects invented by the author especially for this book. 228 big pages, completely re-typeset with over 200 action photos of the author's hands.
Deceptive Card Forces
Card forces are the workhorses of most magicians' repertoires. So we believe it's impossible to know too many really good ones. In this new, photographically-illustrated guide we provide easy-to-follow instructions for 16 powerful forces - from semi-automatic and classic ones to truly innovative and clever forcing techniques we've uncovered in the magic literature that are sure to delight you. Plus, as a special bonus, we've thrown in three knockout effects from Stewart James, Clayton Rawson and Bob Ostin - all utilize a different, easy-to-do force and culminate in a startling revelation that will leave your audience scratching their heads. 21 pages, over two dozen crystal clear photos.
Sleight Intended
Discover the easiest and most effective card sleights, as researched, tested and compiled by James Thompson over a period spanning more than 50 years. Innovative moves and methods by top cardmen, like Dai Vernon, Paul Curry, Dr. Jacob Daley, Bob Veeser, Ed Marlo, Carmen D’Amico, Lin J. Searles, Bill Simon, Bro. John Hamman, J. K. Hartman, Elmer Biddle, J. B. Bobo, Fred Braue, Bob Ostin, Joseph Ovette, Verne Chesbro, Bruce Cervon, Nate Leipzig, Paul LePaul, Ted Annemann, and many others. Seven chapters cover Shuffles and Cuts, Peeks and Keys, Controls, Exchanges, Packet Switches and False Counts, Forces, and Reverses and Palms. An extremely useful reference whatever your skill level. Everything is explained in detail with over 70 clear, professional quality B&W photos. Re-typeset, 71 pages.
