The Nibbler by Gene Voshell, Blake Voshell

This is a great looking and useful toolkit for the hobbyist and professional card worker.  It takes a little bit of practice to get smooth, but it is not difficult.  The key thing to remember is line everything up using the well designed jigs and change your blades regularly. This unit has a lot of …

Switch Board by Martin Andersen, IDEAA Lab

This is easily the most advanced switch board available in terms of production, quality, extensibility, and function.  There is no doubt that Martin Andersen and the IDEAA Lab have done an amazing job and put their heart and soul into this project. All the reviews I have seen about this rave about it and it …

Gambling Sleight of Hand – Forte Years of Research (2 Volumes) by Steve Forte

_EF Gambling Sleight of Hand – Forte Years of Research is a two-volume set consisting of over 1,100 pages and 1,300 black/white photographs. The set details over 1,000 combined gambling moves, stunts, technical considerations, principles, and key observations. The research was specifically culled and written for the ‘hobbyist,’ e.g., magicians, cardmen, and cardwomen. Second Edition …

Review by Andy Martin for The Haenchen Production Box by Haenchen

5 out of 5 This is a sophisticated and impressive production box that is similar to a Square Circle but has a better sequence of displays to convince the audience it is empty. Solidly made and a real treat for collectors since items from Fred Haenchen are harder to come by these days and they …

Review by Andy Martin for QuartOkito Coin Vanish by Viking Mfg.

5 out of 5 Here is another overlooked classic effect created by George Robinson at Viking Mfg.  It might seem similar to other Okito Box type effects, but it is quite unique in effect and method.  In essence the QuartOkito Coin Box is a Boston Box designed to hole a single quarter.  But there is …

Review by Andy Martin for Chinese Cyclotron by Eddy Taytelbaum

5 out of 5 This effect is based on a an old children’s toy of the 1930’s. Others, including: Fred Kaps, Ken Brooke, Herbert Martin Paufler, Tony Lackner, Vienna Magic, and more recently Francois Danis, have also created effects with the same basic principle.  But of the ones I have seen up close there is …

Review by Andy Martin for Ten Little Giants II by Fabrice Delaure

5 out of 5 Originally created c. 1995, this is the second release c. 2001 and it is my favorite Fabrice Delaure creation. You know when something is your favorite because you buy and sell it multiple times – this is my third set of these little guys and like the previous two it works …

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