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The Card Magic of Jack Carpenter

1992
Written by Stephen Hobbs
Work of Jack Carpenter
163 pages (Hardcover), published by Hermetic Press
Illustrated with drawings by Kelly Lyles
Language: English
71 entries
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Creators Title Comments & References Page AA Categories
Stephen Hobbs Introduction
iii
Stephen Hobbs A Note on Credits and Sleights
v
Jack Carpenter Four at Once Aces are produced one by one, then all at once with Freeman Display
Related to 3
Jack Carpenter The J. C. Pop-Out
Related to 3
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Shuffle brief
 		8
Dai Vernon Triumph Shuffle Block Transfer
9
Jack Carpenter Mysterious Daley & Between your Palms combo, also called "Quantum Theory"
Inspired byRelated toVariations 13
Jack Carpenter Casual Unload
13
P. Howard Lyons Slipduc Displacement exchanging middle cards of four card packet
 		15
Brother John Hamman, Jack Carpenter Signed Card Displacement Variation
17
Jack Carpenter, Brother John Hamman Signed Card Displacement Variation tabled
 		18
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Count
19
Jack Carpenter Multiplex Reset Reset combined with double Travelers
  • Preliminary display sequence
  • Reset phase
  • The Double Travelers Phase
Related toVariationsAlso published here 21
Jack Carpenter Packet Switch Sequence on-deck-Hamman-Count procedure
Also published here 23
Herb Zarrow Zarrow Block Addition
24
Edward Marlo, Jack Carpenter ATFUS Variation 1
Also published here 25
Jack McMillen McMillen's Card from Pocket card apparently removed from inside pocket, really from deck
Related toAlso published here 31
Jack Carpenter Notes on the Erdnase Bottom Palm notes
Inspired by 32
Jack Carpenter No Table Aces Aces face up at different positions, all travel to top one by one, then distribute back to original positions
Also published here 34
Bluff Spacing Fan Distribution cards together but look apart
 		35
Edward Marlo Bold Steal as steal to center
 		41
Jack Carpenter, Steve Draun The "Graveyard Shift" with Top-Card Cover cover version
Inspired by 41
S. W. Erdnase Deep Erdnase Break
42
Jack Carpenter Jack's Backs four double backed cards are printed, ungaffed
Also published here 45
Jack Carpenter All-Backs Display Sequence four cards, diminishing lift
 		46
Block Push-Off from small packet
 		46
Brother John Hamman Flushtration Count
50
Dr. Jacob Daley, Jack Carpenter Strike Double Lift
52
Dai Vernon Through-The-Fist Flourish
54
Edward Marlo, Jack Carpenter Olram Subtlety Variation fingertips
 		56
Jack Carpenter The Carpenter Reverse Assembly
59
Arturo de Ascanio Ascanio-style Spread
65
Larry West Mirage Count
68
Jack Carpenter, Stephen Minch Thoughts on the Reverse Assembly Plot
70
Jack Carpenter Card and Purse Frame card vanishes in purse frame (sucker element) and appears from it
 		73
Double Cut
73
Jack Carpenter Notes on the Gambler's Cop
75
Jack Carpenter Torn, Torn, and Restored get-in
Inspired by 77
Edward Marlo Marlo Glide
79
Bruce Elliott Elliott Switch
80
Jack Carpenter The Robber Band: The Final Days of Jesse James rubber band penetrates deck to catch four Jacks on top of deck
 		81
Derek Dingle Bluff Shift
82
Jack Carpenter Full Metal Jack only one shuffle, credit information
 		87
Edward Marlo, Jack Carpenter ATFUS Variation 2
88
Jack Carpenter, Arthur H. Buckley Bottom Reverse Variation halves kiss
Related to 88
Tenkai Ishida Optical Revolve
90
S. W. Erdnase Erdnase Break
91
Jack Carpenter Royal Faststack riffle stacking demo with surprise appearance of royal flush
 		99
Jack Carpenter Riffle Stacking Sequences
100
Frederick Braue, Jack Carpenter Braue Addition & Switch
101
Jack Carpenter, Alex Elmsley Extended Elmsley Count with five cards, showing a card twice
 		102
Jack Carpenter Notes on Riffle Stacking
103
Jack Carpenter Center Deal Demo Two Methods, requiring bottom deal
 		105
Jack Carpenter Lazy Man's Greek Deal bottom card has corner torn off
 		108
Jack Carpenter Notes on the Strike Bottom Deal modified erdnase grip
 		111
Modified Erdnase Grip
111
Jack Carpenter The Seattle Switch poker hands with aces and kings transpose one by one, one changes to royal flush
Variations 114
Dai Vernon Vernon Transfer
120
Jack Carpenter West Coast Cooler deck switch as skill demonstration, secret switch possible in course of routine
 		123
Reverse Spread Cull
124
Edward Marlo The Key Move apparently switching two decks at table edge with cover cards
 		125
Jack Carpenter Eight Kings bottom deal demonstration in which one deals 8 kings, then kings are in other pile than they were dealt
Related to 130
Jack Carpenter Notes on the Strike Second Deal
134
Jack Carpenter Notes on Dealing Thirds
137
Jack Carpenter Notes on the Stud Bottom Deal extension of Erdnase's technique
Inspired by 137
Jack Carpenter, Stephen Hobbs Thoughts on Card Cheating An Essay with Examples
 		141
Jack Carpenter The Carpenter Full-Deck False Shuffle Zarrow shuffle sequence
 		149
Steve Ehlers The Ehlers Shift one-handed table shift
Variations 151
Jack Carpenter Setting the Jog for a partner to cut
 		155
Jack Carpenter Overhand Stacking Technique pulling off two cards at a time
Related to 157
Jack Carpenter Flop Seconds dealing cards in other hand one by one before turning them over at once
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Data entered by Denis Behr, July 2010.