One Degree

2010
Written by John Guastaferro
Work of John Guastaferro
139 pages (Hardcover), published by Vanishing Inc.
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
79 entries
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John Bannon Foreword
ix
Jack Carpenter Introduction
xi
John Guastaferro About One Degree
  • The Boiling Point
  • One Degree of Connection
  • Hitting Your Target
Related to xiii
John Guastaferro Truth in Advertising spectator selects only printed card in blank deck, then back of selection changes and blank-printed-situation reverses
Related to 3
Blank Reverse Fan tip
 		4
John Guastaferro Either Or location routine that allows to build a small set-up for later use
Related to 6
Book Break Glimpse
6
John Guastaferro Palm Reader Plus four Aces change into duplicate Aces, then into quartet matching previous selection
 		9
Daryl Martinez Bluff Pass Force
10
Frederick Braue Braue Addition and Switch
10
John Bannon Discrepancy City Display
11
John Guastaferro Folding Count apparently showing all sides of four cards while hiding one side
 		12
John Guastaferro, Alfonso Aceituno Post-Production: An optional kicker
Inspired by 13
John Guastaferro Strong Connections
15
John Guastaferro Intro-verted four selections are lost and found, deck inversion during production sequence
Also published here 19
Cliff Green Cliff Green Push-off out-jogging double with right first finger
 		21
John Guastaferro Extra-verted "A variation using five cards"
Inspired by 22
John Guastaferro, Paul Harris Materialization
Inspired by 22
Joshua Jay Technicolor Intro-verted "Featuring a color-changing deck kicker"
Inspired by 23
John Guastaferro, Jack Carpenter Mr. E. Takes a Stroll in-the-hands variation
Inspired by 25
John Guastaferro One-Handed Signed Card Switch
26
John Guastaferro Relay three fair selections, card turns over and changes into selections one by one
 		28
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Hofzinser Spread Force
28
Crimp in Fan
29
John Guastaferro The Napkin Approach
32
John Guastaferro Quantum Kings Daley's Last with kings, then one king travels to card case
Related to 37
Charles T. Jordan, John Guastaferro Jordan Count Variation
39
John Guastaferro Equivoque Force for a suit
 		39
Rub a Dub Dub Vanish brief
 		41
John Guastaferro Impostor four cards are shown to be duplicates of selection, then change to four of a kind
 		43
John Bannon, John Guastaferro Diminishing Lift Sequence
44
In the Hands Mexican Turnover
45
Fingertip Flushtration Count with two cards
Related to 46
Francis Carlyle False Turnover
46
John Guastaferro Solo
48
Theodore DeLand Fadeaway Card used as eerie vanish in Open Travelers
 		48
Arthur Finley Tent Vanish
49
Andi Gladwin Omni Deck Climax climax for Open Travelers in which whole deck becomes invisible/transparent
 		52
John Guastaferro Mental Block
53
John Guastaferro, Lance Pierce Homage to Homing selection travels from between jacks to pocket, then jacks to pocket, based on Lance Pierce's "Little Carlyle"
Inspired by 59
Thumb Clip Palm from small packet
 		62
John Guastaferro Pocket Change interchange with spectator's pockets in which one quartet transforms into something else (blank cards with coin stickers)
 		64
Daryl Martinez Rising Crime Display
66
John Guastaferro Key Club one of five cards is chosen and predicted on key chain
Inspired by 69
John Guastaferro Magic T.I.P.S.
73
John Guastaferro Overturned Counts cards are turned over while counted one by one
1. Overturned Elmsley
2. Overturned Stanyon
 		77
John Guastaferro Biddleless - The Biddleless Trick biddle trick without biddle steal
Variations 80
John Guastaferro Name That Tune presentation for biddle trick
 		82
John Guastaferro One for the Boys variant of Biddleless Steal
 		83
John Guastaferro Duplex Change two cards change, unload ditch onto deck
 		85
John Guastaferro Whispering Jokers two jokers change into selections
 		87
Jerry K. Hartman, John Guastaferro R.S. Bluff Control Variation see Means & Ends
 		87
John Guastaferro Duplex Change - Using a tabled spread highland hop type
Inspired by 88
John Guastaferro Upstanding Change two jokers change into selections, stand-up
 		89
John Guastaferro Duplex Change - Standing room only no table version
 		89
John Guastaferro Boxed Transpo two selections on table transpose with two jokers in box
 		89
Carmen D'Amico D'Amico Spread
90
John Guastaferro Serendipity
93
John Guastaferro Behind-the-Back Triumph spectator mixes cards behind his back
Variations 97
John Guastaferro Out in the Open "A variation with the cards in view"
Inspired by 99
John Guastaferro Ballet Stunner color changing back kicker
 		101
Mike Rogers Around the World card moves around the packet
 		102
Paul Harris Tilt Subtlety
103
John Guastaferro The Ballet Cut: As a color change
103
John Guastaferro More on the Ballet Cut 1. Flourish
2. False Cut
3. Force an odd-backed card
4. Flashy Production
5. Double Production
 		107
Jack Carpenter More on the Ballet Cut - 6. Pop-out
108
John Guastaferro More on the Ballet Cut - 7. Color Clash
108
John Guastaferro Lost & Found selection vanishes from clear plastic sleeve, then reappears inside
Inspired byRelated to 113
Edward Marlo ATFUS
114
Wesley James, Tom Ellis Loading Move
114
Theodore Annemann, Henry Christ Alignment Move
117
John Guastaferro Intuition
120
Daryl Martinez Combo Count
121
John Guastaferro Out of the Blue aces and kings transpose, one quartet changes back color
 		124
Bob Veeser, John Guastaferro Veeser Concept Handling
124
John Guastaferro Vino Aces McDonald's version
Related toAlso published here 129
John Guastaferro Hofzinser Ace Vanish using transparent gaff for vanish sequence
 		134
John Guastaferro Epilogue
137
John Guastaferro Thanks
139
Data entered by Denis Behr, August 2010.