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You're welcome. And thank Jean Hugard and his expired copyright. If you read the book you'll find out which brand he used. The wax can discolor over time, but it's easy to make new ones. Oh, and it seems I got the name of the book wrong. It is called Encyclopedia of Card Tricks.

If you put on too much without going crazy it should just buff off, so don't worry about it too much. Try a few different ones and see what works.

Yup.

BTW, Bicycle Elites come with a blank card. They are Rider back, but on different stock. Similar to Gold Seal. I have both but haven't compared them. I used Tally's for along time because I like them better than Standard Bikes, but the above are definitely better than Standards for my magic...

These slide way better than standard bikes. If I want to do runs or culls with a deck that costs less than eight bucks I reach for Aristocrats. I find them more durable than bikes for magic, I would assume that is the case for cardistry. I find Aristocrats to be an excellent balance between...

Yeah, that's the one. There is a hardback available, but unless it's super cheap you should just get the paperback. There is good stuff in there as above, but you won't be spending huge amounts of time with it like you might with RCT.

Car wax for the painted surfaces like hood and doors. It probably comes with a buffing pad in the jar but a handkerchief should do. They probably also sell cheap buffing pads in the same aisle. I used to use a slick card, and it was awesome. Though I think for most uses it has been replaced...

You can get heavy duty AC ones which are more powerful than the battery operated ones, but they tend to be more expensive because they are more heavy duty. I still think it would be better to split, peel and glue blanks because I could always see where I'd erased when I did this. The shininess...

The 'slick card' is covered in Encyclopedia of Card Magic. It's an inexpensive Dover reprint, so you should grab a copy. The card is used in ways similar to a short card. The answer to your question is car wax. Don't forget to buff.

Sounds like you should look into an electric eraser.

I don't believe any overhand method is practical in a real game. I don't think many players would accept the dealer using an overhand shuffle. I've never seen someone use one even in a home game, it's generally just not done in poker. If you are playing poker with people inexperienced or...

Chamberlain's Golden Touch lotion is good too. It comes in a spray bottle so it is easy to apply just a small amount.

K of Hearts 6 of Hearts

I'm actually looking for one of the larger ones, not the IT reels.

I'd like to get a good reasonably quiet reel. Does anyone have a recommendation?

It seems to me that most (barely) of them are not trying for exposure, but the performances are so poor that exposure is the result. It seems that they don't realize that they can keep recording until they get a clean version, or just not post it when they figure out they can't. Do they even...

Card 1: K of Hearts Card 2: 6 of Hearts Card 1: 8 of Spades Card 2: 6 of clubs

You probably have it too tight. Let gravity do some of the work and just let your fingers keep it from dropping as opposed to having it so tight. Your hand does not need to be perfectly flat when you show it empty. Relax your hand and allow your fingers to curl in very slightly, this should...

Below are some old threads to get you started. Peter Turner (and others) covers this on many of his releases, but this is not be the best place to begin. What is your background in magic and mentalism, or are you just getting started? Most any of the recommended books below will have a method...

When you estimate try to get the desired card a few from the top, not exactly to the top. With practice you should be able to get closer than 7. The second time don't estimate, count. Ideally a pinky count probably, but you can certainly make a thumb count work. You can thumb count 7 if you...