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Hanning Nelms has a book out on showmanship and performance. Cost only about 12 bucks or so. There is definitely a decent focus on stage magic, but he covers a lot overall, including constructing routines, building up a trick, creating characters, even body stature and presentation.

The ECT method. It's not really taught in the book though. The basic move is described, but the authors can offer no reason why it works, and have no finer points to suggest. It just does. I've been working on this method for a few months, I'd be happy to discuss it more if you want over pm.

Actually, the cards have a heavy Tarot theme. Notice the wands, cups, coins? T11 matched the old Tarot suits with the modern card suits based on the elements they are supposed to represent. Air for Spades, Clubs are fire, and I believe hearts is water with diamonds taking earth.

Finesse is chiefly something that comes with time. As you practice, you'll feel more loose, more comfortable, and less awkward.

I know everyone always speaks of covering a small motion with a big one, but the big one has to make sense. Is the sudden downturn of the wrists motivated when you perform or do you just do it? I have a feeling it's the latter. Anyway, I can't really see anything, but you sure make it look...

Well, on that note, is pirating okay for out of print books? Whether you download or buy it off ebay, the creator is still not making any profit out of it.

Given what his Charlier looked like, I wonder if he could even do the 1 Handed Erdnase Shift.

Well, in Scarne's biography, he says he did exactly as Malone described - he saw the ace during the riffle shuffle, estimated the position it moved to during the cut, and then cut exactly to the ace. No fancy tricks, just pure skill.

Nope. I was just interchanging the two in my post. I wanted to learn the Scott 2nd, so in order to do so, I starting dealing in his method regularly instead of my normal pushoff method.

Yes, but the most important thing is to make the deal smooth and natural. You need to deal 2nds as you deal tops, and without breaking your normal dealing rythmn. As much of a fan I am of the Scott 2nd, it's not how most people deal cards, including myself. Therefore, I essentially...

Not always feasible, especially if the OP needs to do the 2nd deal repeatedly. You can rub some moisturizer on your hands, which should last a bit longer. E sells something that bank tellers rub on their hands to count money easier. It will detract from the life of your cards, but it...

I think a new custom deck is probable given that it was already hinted at in an older thread.

As far as I know... Pass - A sleight that quickly switches the top and bottom packets. Essentially a cut that is supposed to go unseen. Hop - A tabled Pass designed to negate the cut in a card game. Shift - A more general term. Can be applied to packets like a Pass (SWE Shift) or to...

My current problem is trying to find the third edition. All efforts so far have failed badly.

Scarecrow, you probably have the Dover 2nd edition, while Read is fortunate to have the out of print 3rd edition. The 3rd ed has extra chapters by Vernon and Daley, which the 2nd lacks.

If you're sending any to Australia, forward a few on to New Zealand as well.

Fan Tallys and White Knuckle Decks.

I like my 125s, if you consider them custom. Ghosts are nice but really slippery when you get them, plus not everyone likes the thickness. Raiders are cool and come in white now if you want to avoid black decks. I personally don't like Guardians. The style is cool and I have no qualms...

10 of Diamonds. Pretty close to my favorite card, the Jack of Diamonds, which I like for purely egotistical reasons. My initials are JD and with a first name of Jackson, I think the Jack of Diamonds relates nicely. The description of me by suit was hardly accurate, but as any good fortune...

Well, last night I easily did the boldest trick I can imagine. It was a simple pick a card trick, but I blatantly fanned the cards with the faces towards me so I could see the selection. I acted like nothing was unusual though, and since I obviously knew the card, I got both of my spectators...