Review by Steve Thomas for Daring Spring Trap by Abbott's
4 out of 5
Abbott’s Daring Spring Trap
This is a very nice item in the right hands. While not an effect, per se, it’s great to use in a card revelation (which is what I do). It’s basically just a standard animal trap without teeth. If you want to do comedy magic it’s for you, if you want to do magick, you can use this and if you want to do geek, this will fit the bill. Very underused, but that’s good for those of us who do use it. While it’s a little scary the first few times, I recommend giving it a try.
Review by Andy Martin for P.T. Barnum's Delight by Collectors' Workshop
4 out of 5
Once you get the knack – a sheer dream!
Ok, so I held off reviewing this for about a year – the reason is that although this effect is very well made, I could not get it to work consistently. So whenever I pulled it out, I worked on one more piece, and with the diligent support of George Robinson, I can now finally make this work 100% of the time.
When you spend over $2000 for a balloon table, it should just work – it should not take a knack. The good news is that since George has taken over the Collector’s Workshop line he is slowly but surely fixing the design flaws that show up every now and then in some of these effects. So when the new versions of these are ready, I’m sure they will have all the trimmings to ensure that they work everytime without any hassles.
I would have given this 5 stars if it wasn’t for the fact that it took me so long before I acquired the knack. But I really love this effect. It starts of pretty similar to many other balloon tables out there: they choose the red balloon, it deflates, the choose the blue balloon it blows away, but finally when they choose the white balloon there chosen card appears as the balloon bursts.
But that is not the end of the effect – so you’ve found the card in the balloon big deal … next you hear a full brass band playing the Star Bangled Banner, then the flags and Applause banner pop up, and finally a burst of air and streamers and confetti shower the place. Now you can take your well earned bow!
Review by Andy Martin for Crystal Dove Box by Tony Clark
4 out of 5
The Poor Man’s Crystal Money Chest!
Of course I don’t do Dove work, but this box really works out to be pretty good if you can’t afford the Crystal Money Chest from Owens at $2300+!
It loads easy, looks clean, and with just a very slight motion is very convincing. The box itself is not as heavy duty as it looks, but as long as you don’t throw it around too much, it should last a long time and service you well. This of course is the price you pay for saving over two grand!
Review by Andy Martin for Dream Revelation by Lee Woodside
4 out of 5
Great routine, convicing props, is this real mindreading?
Lee Woodside is a clever magician. He has some great ideas that work. This one is cool and with all the dressing up goes from a simple effect to something much stronger.
Its a clean booktest with bells on. Keep them coming Lee!
Review by Andy Martin for Mogar's Knives by Joe Mogar
5 out of 5
The Best Knives I’ve seen!
The Mogar Knives are wonderful. They have a great weight, width, and feel which makes them perfect for the color changing knives. There are a large assortment to choose from so you are sure to be able to find the ones you need to make your perfect routine.
So I’ve always been intrigued by this effect, and of course when I received it it was one of those moments that you kick yourself for being so dumb!
But it looks real and this is a nice version of this effect – my daughter was cowering when I pushed the nails through so that is enough for me to be convinced that is looks real. Even if the method is not “clever” it still looks good!
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