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The Magician's Pantry - Roughing Agents, Waxes, Blu Tack, Glue Dots, and Double-Sided Tape

This post will be very brief as it's purely informational, especially for beginners. Obviously, those of you who've been in magic for a while already ...

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Question about Out of This World

The other day I picked up Out of This World because I thought it'd be a great addition to a show I'm putting together in just over a month. The thing ...

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Tricks with a Marked Deck

I've got a deck where the back of each card is subtly marked with its identity. What kind of tricks can I do with it?...

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Cut Direction

Hey, does anyone happen to know which way the factory cut is on a deck? Let me clarify: when decks are manufactured, the cutting process from large sh...

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BLACK Art Magic

Could someone help me out with Black Art? I'm using non-elastic black velvet, which from my research seems to be the right material, but I'd like to k...

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What to Do When Asked to Repeat a Pre-Set Trick?

I haven't been into magic for very long, but I've performed some tricks that require a setup—for example, mathematical ones or "luck" effects where th...

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2 Problems with the Invisible Deck

I have two problems: 1. The roughing on my cards has worn out, and I'm not sure if I can make a homemade version because roughing fluid is really expe...

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Card in Orange

Hey everyone, By request from our friend @franciscoufarte0155 (I hope I got the username right, Paco), we're going to take a look at how to get a card...

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52 to 1 deck

Hi there. I'm wondering if, with the 52 to 1 deck effect, you can initially show a completely normal deck spread on the table and then proceed with th...

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Thumbwriter Brand Recommendations

Hey everyone, a while back I bought a Nail Writer, but it didn't quite work out for me, mostly because I don't like having long nails. So I've been th...

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Modifying clothing

Hey everyone, I'd love to know what options there are for using clothing as a magic prop or tool. I'm thinking about everything from performing a deck...

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Question about the Svengali

Hey everyone. I'm having a problem with my Svengali deck: sometimes when I do a Riffle Shuffle, a card slips out, and two short cards end up together....

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What's Better?

Hey everyone, I've been thinking for a few days about which is better for effects that require a setup: either not shuffling the deck and having the s...

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Self-Folding Bill

Hey everyone, a few weeks ago, my 5€ bill that I had prepped with invisible thread broke. When I'd pull on the thread, it would create the effect of f...

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Bite-Out Card Gimmick

Hey everyone! I need some help with a project where I have to make it look like I'm eating a credit card (it can be a fake one). I was thinking of mak...

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How to "Set Up" a Stacked Deck for a Trick

Hey there! I've been looking for tricks on YouTube to perform for my friends, and I wanted to put on a small show. I want to perform the trick that Ju...

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What Do You Do with a Signed Card Afterward?

I'm just starting out, and I see a lot of people have spectators sign cards to make them unique. But what do you do with that card afterward? Do you e...

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How to Make Flap Cards

Could someone give me a tutorial on how to make flap cards, please?...

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Signing a Card and Then Erasing the Signature

Hey everyone, I've got a homemade gimmick (a zig-zag gimmick) that I'd like to have signed. The thing is, I'd want to be able to remove the signature ...

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Gaff Card with Different Indices

Hey everyone, I need to create (preferably by hand) a special gaff card that has one index in one corner and a different one in the other. For example...

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