Brass Knuckles

Hard Hitting Magic

2006
Written by Doug Edwards
Work of Doug Edwards
200 pages (Hardcover), published by Collectors' Workshop
Illustrated with drawings by Gregg Webb
Language: English
67 entries
Cover photograph
Creators Title Comments & References Page Categories
George Robinson A Note from The Publisher
iv
Harry Lorayne Forword
ix
Doug Edwards Preface
x
Section I - Palms and Shuffles
1
Doug Edwards Free Movement Palm palm after tabled riffle shuffle
 		2
Doug Edwards Tenkai Top top card to right hand Tenkai palm, while cutting the deck on the table
Also published here 4
Doug Edwards Another Tenkai! top card to left hand Tenkai palm, while removing the deck
 		6
Doug Edwards Uplifted right hand top palm, one-handed top palm
  • Top Palm Color Change
 		8
Doug Edwards Put-Out Add-On replacement of palmed cards to top of the deck or during riffle shuffle
 		12
Doug Edwards Two Hindu Shuffle Finesses
  • Hindu Shuffle Force Finesse
  • Hindu Shuffle Control Finesse
Also published here 16
Doug Edwards The Drunken Master Shuffle simple false riffle shuffle, tabled
 		18
Doug Edwards The Hidden Strip-Out cover for strip-out of center block, preparation for covered Zarrow shuffle
 		22
Doug Edwards A Double Flick turnover of double, one handed
 		24
Doug Edwards Less-Trouble Double flourish double turnover
 		26
Doug Edwards Faro Lap lapping card while cascading cards after faro shuffle
 		30
Section II - Cuts, Controls and Changes
31
Doug Edwards Table Cut Fooler four packets, centre two are switched
 		32
Doug Edwards Pass It Down triple false cut from hands to table, classic pass
 		36
Doug Edwards The Combo Cut false cut tabled, four packets
 		39
Doug Edwards Decoy Cut simple false cut, tabled, finessed scrape cut
 		42
Doug Edwards Hip Hop Cut one-handed cut, top half thrown up and caught under second half
 		44
Doug Edwards Let's Got The Hop one-handed on table, little-finger action
Inspired by 45
Doug Edwards Nonchalant! three packets false cut, in the hands
 		47
Doug Edwards, Cardini Cardini's Cut one-handed, with additional ideas
 		50
Doug Edwards Wrist Break Control control with riffle shuffle, to the top, Triumph with reversed Aces
 		54
Doug Edwards Top Control one half is placed in other half, break is formed
 		57
Doug Edwards Hide That Line uneven spread to hide break line
 		60
Doug Edwards A Step Forward (not backward!) step set-up for classic force
Inspired by 63
Doug Edwards Auto Change card ends up in palm position when deck is dragged from table, as color change
 		65
Doug Edwards Oh So-Subtle Color Change card ends up in palm position of right hand when deck is turned over with left hand, as color change
 		67
Section III - Hard Hitting Mysteries
71
Doug Edwards Waiting For A Miracle name of named/chosen card is printed inside the card case
 		72
Doug Edwards How Ambitious also usable as an Ambitous Card Sequence
Also published here 74
Doug Edwards The Transparent Card or The "Light" Fantastic Change alternative method to build transparent cards
 		77
Doug Edwards A Sandwich Touch displays hiding card between sandwich cards
 		83
Doug Edwards Fake-Take Transposition two card transposition, card on table with card at a number
 		87
Doug Edwards Shake It Out! shaking out an Ace from the squared deck
Related to 90
Doug Edwards A Cut Above The Rest weighting the card and location of selection
 		93
Doug Edwards Short Again stripping card out, deck can be examined
 		95
Doug Edwards A Question For You selection is found with red back and question mark, then back changes back to blue
Inspired by 98
Doug Edwards Really Haunted haunted deck, glued dot on card
 		101
Doug Edwards Deck Suspension deck suspended on fingers, variation with card case
  • Opener
Also published here 108
Doug Edwards Rubber Bandit banded deck, moves and card sticks out
 		112
Doug Edwards Rubber Wrist Revelation banded deck and hand, when deck is slammed on table selection ends up on back of hand
Related to 117
Doug Edwards No Hanky Panky
120
Doug Edwards Quick Turnovers quick change of selection in second and then into third selection
 		123
Doug Edwards You'll Pick The Ace Of Diamonds! spectator choses card which is predicted, all other cards are the same, sucker moment
 		126
Doug Edwards Three Cards And An Ace Ace covered with three cards and cut into the back, repeated with other, Aces are produced at once
Related to 128
Doug Edwards In A Whisper! whispering joker routine, using Wayne Sanderson's card box
 		134
Doug Edwards You'll Fool All small number is secretly counted and bottom card remembered, packet placed back into the deck and performer divines number and card
 		136
Doug Edwards Unpublished Apocalypse Items
138
Doug Edwards To-The-Point Collectors
139
Doug Edwards Better (?) To-The-Point Collectors
143
Doug Edwards Terrific Rising Card loop, card shoots out at the end
 		148
Section IV - Bonus Items
155
Doug Edwards Box Opener flourish to open case and remove the deck
 		156
Doug Edwards Soft Cellophane removing cellophane of new deck with one hand
 		158
Doug Edwards, Paul LePaul The LeEdwards Spread deck spreads itself between hands, cards are bent the other way
Inspired by 160
Doug Edwards Fanfare Fan fan, cards are riffled in process which creates a sound
 		163
Doug Edwards Not A "Brief" Second
166
Doug Edwards The New D E Al
169
Doug Edwards Color Vision Clean-Up handling of opening lid
 		171
Doug Edwards Fun-Key key turns and falls to the floor
 		174
Doug Edwards Made In Japan routine based on Jack Chanin's Rip-It
 		176
Doug Edwards Bead-azzled! two beads on string, one penetrates string and hand
 		179
Doug Edwards Knot Easy loose false knot in rope, wax
 		183
Doug Edwards Bird Cage Nuances ideas and tips for the vanishing bird cage
 		187
Data entered by Lorenz Schär, February 2022.