Review by Andy Martin for Paddle-Works (#12 of 15) by Kent Bergmann

5 out of 5 One more from the talented Kent Bergmann!  Before Kent became the king of 3D printing he created quite a stir with his Z-Wood (Zebrawood) line of magic.  This is a rare beauty from those times.  Anything from his Z-Wood Magic line is highly sought after by collectors. If I’m not mistaken …

Review by Joe Long for Mental Chess by Hardini

5 out of 5 A great mental magic effect beautifully crafted by the late Juergen Bluemel (AKA, Hardini) of Germany. His exquisite apparatus is now highly sought after. This is one of his best and hardest to find pieces. Briefly, a spectator places three metal figurines (a King and two farmers) under three opaque decorative …

The Mallet, Ball, and Vase by Richard Spencer

This effect has been around from at least 1886 when it appeared in The Amateur Magician by J. Dazley Theobald c. 1886 (pg. 23 The Magic Hammer of Mysterious Disappearance).  My suspicion is that it was certainly before that.  Thayer made some beautiful versions and you can see some brief demonstrations by Dr. Albo in …

Infinity Wallet (Kensington Edition) by Peter Nardi

_EF The Infinity Wallet Kensington Edition is the second wallet to be given the Luxurious London Collection treatment from Alakazam, the first was the Stealth Assassin Wallet (Mayfair Edition). Hard to choose between the two but checkout the second video and Peter Nardi explains some of the differences between the two. In a nutshell The Infinity Wallet …

Oriental Mini Die Box by Michael Baker

Michael Baker creates some beautiful magic, but you have to love his mini effects. I’ll be the first to admit his larger die boxes such as the Oriental See-Through Block Box and the Oriental Twin Die Boxes are going to take your breath away even more, but this little guy is awfully cute! _EF This …

A Strange Way to Stage Hypnosis by Christan P. Taylor

Chris Taylor (aka Chris Doc Strange) has written a really entertaining and useful book here.  To be honest I have zero interest in being a hypnotist (in my early twenties I read a few books on self-hypnosis, but that was a long time ago and I haven’t really thought about it since), but I found …

Review by Andy Martin for Sea-Ling's Doesn't Matter by Richard Gerlitz

5 out of 5 One of the most popular and mechanically perfect items from the amazing, and still unbeaten when it comes to really incredibly engineered props, Richard Gerlitz. Watching this slow motion penetration is quite breathtaking. Like many of Richard’s masterpieces the method and mechanics used to bring about such a beautiful illusion is …

Deluxe Card Box by Bob Koch, Michael Weber

Bob Koch’s card box costs $200, almost three times the price of similar boxes available today, so when Bob makes the claim: The KOCH Card box is an evolutionary change to the classic flap card box. There are several features that moved it forward beyond what’s available elsewhere. I wanted to make sure it lives …

Marksman Deck by Luke Jermay

When I was a teenager my favorite trick deck was Deland’s Automatic Deck and this great deck reminds me of that, lots of magic and features jammed right into the deck! _EF Magicians have used marked decks for centuries to fool even the most astute audiences. Luke Jermay’s Marksman Deck builds on classic marking systems, with additional secret …

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