Month: March 2002

Well this makes you feel very special! Beautiful!

I was in two minds about buying just a pretty box/table particularly at this price. But when you see this baby, your heart melts. It is bigger than you would expect, and provides a perfect working surface for performing. It also has plenty of room inside to store cards, coins, and everything magical. Even above the mirror there is space for cards and other small items. Also the door that folds down has felt on it to layout cards.

Arlen Studios advertise themselves as Magic Handcrafted by Magicians for Magicians. Well this was clearly thought out by a magician. Very strongly recommended.

Also, contrary to some dealers comments having nice equipment won’t make you a good magician. But having a box like this might just intice you to put together a great close-up routine that fits neatly inside. Having put together the effects, you’ll find practicing them much easier and more enjoyable. And all that might just make you a better magician!

Wonderful finish, very solid. This box is not overpriced at all. I wish the photos could do justice to it. Keep an eye on Arlen Studios for more wonderful, original magic. Their track record so far is outstanding!

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Coins move all over the place!

As coins are fed into the box they change places all over the map. Simple, clean, and convincing!

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Non-Gimmicked cards with Amazing Properties!

Nothing like finding gimmicks in the natural world. People like Larry Becker must just constantly be looking for some ruse in everything they touch. This deck, though 100% normal and direct from the manufacturer, has some interesting properties that Larry has discovered that make it very useful from a number of mentalist effects.

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Clever ruse that works!

This pen is gimmicked in such a way that you can demonstrate a clean prediction of what someone is about to draw. The pen is well made and although the method is somewhat bold I think that it has very real merit. Sometimes we can get hung up on convoluted solutions to bascially simple problems.

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SImple, Cunning, and Effective

This is a great piece of mentalism where you can always predict which domino they end up with. Nice props too!

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You want the smoke? You can’t handle the smoke!

Great little device from Marcelo – beautifully made as usual and very simple to use.

If you want smoke with out mess and plenty of it then this is the one you need!

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Wow – did that really happen?

This slick little effect from the now defunct Magic Hands is a true beauty!

Check out the video to see what happens. Its easy to do and really makes the audience step back since it is very unexpected!

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Quite amazing and yet simple to do!

One of the less expensive Collector’s Workshop effects that packs a wallop! A ring is vanished and penetrates the sword to land securely on the stand.

When you see this done it really does seem impossible. Highly recommended!

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The finest Finger Chopper out there!

This is certainly the best finger chopper I have seen – based on the Hades model, but much better quality and really looks like something that could chop your finger off!

The method is so convincing too and everything can be examined before and after. You really will have them fooled and holding their finger after this one!

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One of my favourites from Larry Becker & Ray Piatt

This is so simple and clever you will love it. It has a bunch of uses and there are a number of versions out there. One basic and entertaining routine is as follows: you say you’re going to have a quick game of POKER without cards. You right the letters down on a notepad, and place a check mark next to a letter. The spectator has to guess any letter that you have NOT chosen – i.e. they have an 80% chance of being correct. Of course every time they do it they get it wrong!

Very sweet! When Larry and Ray team up you can always expect real magic to occurr!

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