Steve takes a classic Jardine Ellis effect and breaks down the best method. Also adding ideas for getting the most effect and power out of this simple, surprising miracle.

Buatier DeKolta invented many fantastic effects, The Vanishing Birdcage, Spring Flowers, Vanishing Lady in a Chair and... the Soup Plates. There are many many methods but Steve has taken a method of Oswald Rae, (another great .past inventor of magic) added a few extras to make it a perfect open...

Take you audience down the garden path and lead them back out again with this fabulous sequence designed to GET your crowd on your side :)

Mix a little Thayer, DeMiglio and Valentine, and you get this visual sucker piece which is not only a fabulous ending for Cards to Pocket, but also is just a cool bit on its own :)

Inventor of the Dollhouse illusion and so much more, Fred Culpitt created a six cards to pocket routines that was way ahead of its time. One of my all time favorite discoveries.

My work on the Culpitt 6 Cards To Pocket, inspired by Fred Culpitt's thinking, I set out to create additions that magnified and took advantage of Fred's brilliant handling, making it even more impossible by adding one key element, having them all signed! I also include a wonderful idea with the ...

First of all, let me tell you about this project: It's a Wonderful Box... The long forgotten mystery of the little silver box... gets the Valentine revival treatment.

For the first time ever a full video description of the box, my personal routine and, believe it or not, NEW HANDLINGS!

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For ease in learning Steve has added this extra teach-in video detailing the four main moves you need to create silken miracles.

Have fun!

Introducing the first in a series of NINETEEN videos exploring the paper bag card stab commonly known as SUPER STAB. This is the beginning of a killer journey :)

Kicking SUPER STAB up a notch with addition layers of impossibility. Plus a lovely flourish at the end to help get the applause.

A nod toward Bill Abbott's brilliant idea. Unsolicited endorsement for a kicker ending that you should know about, available from billabbottmagic.com

A little addition to create an even cleaner handling!

This is a great idea... even if I say so myself..

A little preparation goes a long way... let's change methods entirely shall we?
The best part, this is almost completely self working.

Just when you thought you'd seen all the variations comes this fabulous version by Milbourne Christopher guaranteed to get laughs from those who think they know...

Then Robert Harbin adds a double twist, very clever, twice the mystery.

The trick that inspired the entire teach in.

This incorporates a brilliant principal with so many possibilities.. you won't believe it till you try it for yourself.

Mystery solved too, Peter Warlock IS Alec bell!

If you like the flashlight addition - watch this

An idea, that's all, but a good one...

http://www.magicana.com/video/don-alan-cigarette-through-quarter at Minute 4;24