This is tricky, here, without revealing the secret and gimmick behind Dusheck's terrific, marketed, routine, Steve attempts to discuss his handling and presentation improvements.

The great news, these gimmicked cards are available everywhere.:)

You will love this stunt where you seem to control a coin to do as you will. Super easy, entertaining and with an impact way greater than the simple method.

A beautiful classic effect you don't see anymore, this isn't Glorpy, this is a way to produce and vanish a solid object from beneath a hanky, a very cool effect to add to your hanky act :)

I'll give you a few methods to play with...

One of the few published card tricks Owen Clark put in print was this sweet little six card manipulation routine, not too hard and the crowd will dig it.

Yessss! You've made it through all the videos and must be wondering, 'great Steve but how do I put everything together so the routine flows and everything where it needs to be'...?

Well, you've earned that secret, and here it is :)

The Balancing Card, here Steve explores the classic stunt of balancing a glass on the edge of a playing card, adding some new ideas to this lost effect. Try this once and you’ll never leave home without it.

Looks like incredible skill.

LOOKS like….

Start with the foundations and build from here!

A classic move that you absolutely MUST learn, it’s elegant, easy, and best of all CONVINCING!

Here's a fabulous suspension trick with some powerful and natural variations, a great method too mix with the hydrostatic glass for a twofer! Combine with a knife/wand/spoon suspension for a cool ass sequence!

Cy Endfield's method of vanishing the last three cards for Cards To Pocket is way more effective than you'd think. This has been one of my go to sequences for years.

Here's an extra that wasn't on the DVD set, and a terrific new moment for your THREE routine

I LOVE Color Monte, one of the first packet tricks I ever saw and learned. I can't tell you how many sets I've gone through over the years.

This film deals with just a few finesses to the routine, a simple expansion of the effect and some different methods of doing the THREE WAY MOVE (Anneman...

In this section Steve discusses the history and idiosyncrasies of Billy O'Connor and starts to delve into his act. Revealing why all magicians knew him as THE SHORT CARD KING.

What if the airline loses your props and gimmicks, can you quickly fix it? Can you do it with a borrowed book? Yes, the answer is YES :) Here is how you do it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RouUn8jDs2k

We have seen Egg Bag routines that have been short and sweet, and loud and proud, fairly serious and wildly comedic BUT the way Wayne Dobson approached the routine was a revelation. This will -perhaps- help you re-evaluate how you approach ALL your ...

For the finale of my first ever Cards To Pocket routine I really wanted a test condition diminishing card moment, THIS is what I came up with :)

The VSC not only works beautifully, but helps with the final card vanish AND re-appearance.

It actually accomplishes a number of things at the same t...