224 entries in Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / Hands & Table
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
3ème faux mélange False shuffle which is more like a five-packet false cut using the table
1786 103
4ème faux mélange False shuffle which is more like a four-packet false cut using the table
1786 104
To make a "False Shuffle" - Fifth Method multiple packets
1876 26
To make a "False Shuffle" - Sixth Method multiple packets, real cut
1876 26
False Shuffles - Fifth Method multiple packets
1889 27
II. To Retain the Complete Stock
Also published here
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Variations
1902 40
False Cut for Set-up Deck
1934 70
A false cut
1937 380
b. Three Cuts to the Table
1938 176
Arthur Finley* d. Three Cuts cards left behind on table apparently by accident
Related to
1938 176
e. Two Cuts to the Table straight cut
1938 177
False Cut bottom half stripped out in hindu shuffle grip and tabled
1940 17
Martin Gardner* A New False Cut straight swivel cut to table as false cut
1942 21
Richard Himber Himber's False Cut
1943 196
Under-Cut False Cut
1943 197
Dave Price The Dave Price False Cut
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Variations
1943 29
False Cut
1943 39
A Cute False Cut
1946 111
Ron Johnson Johnson's False Cut one-handed on table
Variations
1947 3
Frank Garcia Halvies pass as false cut
June 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 127)
510
The Cut several methods
1948 133
The Gambler´s False-Cut straight cut
1948 29
False Cut to Table lower half pulled out and placed on table
1949 47
The Simple False Cut
1954 20
Karrell Fox A Falsie
1954 19
False Cut
1956 19
Jay Ose Ose's Cut triple cut to table
Also published here
Variations
1962 93
Edward Marlo Marlo's False Cut on Table one-handed on table
Inspired by
Variations
Nov. 1962
The New Phoenix (Issue 374)
324
Ronald A. Wohl (Ravelli) Classic Pass False Cut onto the table
Apr. 1963
Ibidem (Issue 28)
17
Mel Stover* Winnipeg False Cut one simple cut
Also published here
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Variations
1972 93
False Cut
1972 157
Jerry K. Hartman Center Swing Cut - Applications
  • Set key-card following a spectator peek
  • A false cut
for basic technique see reference
Related to
1972 67
Tony Mullé The Retention of Vision Cut
Variations
1973 48
Mel Stover* Winnipeg Cut one straight cut
Also published here
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Variations
1973 13
Jerry K. Hartman New Price Cut false straight cut from hands onto table, applied in next trick
Also published here
Inspired by
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1974 2
Harry Lorayne Double-Cut Series - Cut 4
1975 57
Henry Gavin*, Arthur Finley* The New False Cut cards left behind on table apparently by accident, see also next page
Also published here
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1975 59
Terry Guyatt Drunken Cut Sequence
Variations
1976
Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 8)
102
False Cut
1977 26
The Swivel Cut honest and as false cut (cut from hands to table)
1977 53
Jay Ose A 3-Way False Cut
1977 55
Ken Krenzel One-Hand Flourish False Cut onto table
Nov. 1978
Apocalypse (Vol. 1 No. 11)
130
Gene Castillon Modified Guyatt Drunken Cut
Inspired by
1978 35
Tony Mullé The Retention of Vision Cut
1978 19
Jay Ose Ose's Cut
1978 74
William A. Morales Myriad Cut
Sep. 1979
Apocalypse (Vol. 2 No. 9)
243
Karl Fulves* Krazy Kut "Two Tricks"
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1979
The Chronicles (Issue 23)
1290
The Drop Cut straight cut
Variations
1979 11
Ken De Courcy, Jay Ose False Cutting and Shuffling six-packet Ose Cut
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1980 4
Ken Simmons Running False Cut also as control
Inspired by
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1981 20
David Britland False One Handed Cut
May 1981
Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 1)
14
Derek Dingle The Classic Pass False Cut
1982 62
Frank Thompson Thompson False Cut
Also published here
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Variations
1982 45
Jay Ose Ose's Cut
1982 129
Steve Shephard Gamblers' False Cut
1985 3
Martin Gardner* A Fancy False Cut twirl/swivel
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1985 3
Jonathan Townsend False Cut
Feb. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 2)
1171
Gary Ouellet Butt-Cutt straight cut
Also published here
Inspired by
1986 26
Mel Stover* Das Winnipeg-Falschabheben one simple cut
Also published here
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Variations
May 1986
Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 2)
77
Edward Marlo Single False Cuts single cuts
  • First Method
  • Second Method
  • Third Method (one-handed, see Erdnase reference)
  • Fourth Method (one-handed sideways, see Erdnase reference)
Inspired by
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Variations
1988 110
Larry Jennings Jennings False Cut straight cut to the table, for Neal Elias credit see Justin Higham 2025 Lecture Notes
Also published here
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1988 137
Karrell Fox "A Foxy-Falsie" Thompson Cut without break, jogged packet
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1988 54
Justin Higham* Palm Pivot False Cut straight cut from hand to table, bottom half taken
1988 5
Swivel False Cut
1990 122
Gary Ouellet Butt Cutt straight cut
Also published here
Inspired by
1990 234
Frank Thompson Triple False Cut shown to Bannon by Harvey Rosenthal
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Variations
1991 95
Jerry K. Hartman New Price Cut false straight cut from hands onto table, applied in next trick
Also published here
Inspired by
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1991 127
False Swing Cut
1992 43
Justin Higham* The "Slap" False Cut straight cut from hands to table
May 1992
Tech-Notes (Issue 3)
30
Henry Gavin*, Arthur Finley* Henry Gavin's False Cut No. 51, cards left behind on table apparently by accident, illustrated
Also published here
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1992 60
Patrick Reymond, Gary Ouellet The Most Outrageous Cut of All repeated swing cuts and turnover on the table
Related to
1993 10
Justin Higham* Wrist Turn Cut Control multiple versions
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1993 10
Vicente Canuto 2.- Corte Mano-Mesa (Ilusorio) hands to table false cut
1993 92
Vicente Canuto 3.- Corte Múltiple Mano-Mesa multiple swing cut in the hands then packets to the table
1993 93
Karl Fulves* Transgression Pass "false-false cut", interrupted
1994 118
Draw False Cut single cut from hand to table
1994 12
Jay Ose False Cut the "real looks false" cut
1995 164
An Optical False Cut from the Hand
1995 57
The False Swing Cut uncredited, for credit information see 2004 reference
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1995 58
A Simple False Cut
1995 59
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster, Jay Ose A Triple False Cut (should really be credited to Jay Ose, I don't think the Conradi precursor - see reference - is close enough DB)
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1995 60
Walter "Waltini" Schällebaum 3. Falsch Abheben three packets
1995
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 57 No. 1)
14
False Swing Cut
1995 68
Aldo Colombini By Mistake packet drops on table during cutting sequence, Ace is on top
1995 10
Paul Harris, Jay Ose Spectator's Ose False Cut spectator does the false cut
Inspired by
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Variations
1996
The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Astonishing Friends)
300
Dominique Duvivier French Tap False Cut Simple false cut with Swing Cut and tap, cut to table
Related to
1996 15
Ken Krenzel A Natural False Cut
1997 116
Peter Duffie A Blind Table Cut Not complete, but keeps order of cyclical/rotational stacks
  • First handling
  • Second handling
1997 11
Peter Duffie The Combo Mix Sloppy false cut, not complete, but retains order of cyclical stack
1997 12
Doug Edwards Another False Table Cut
1997 51
Doug Edwards Not Too Flourishy
1997 59
Pit Hartling Chaos Cut false running-cut with slip cut
Inspired by
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Variations
1998 115
Pit Hartling Out-Of-Order Shuffle false shuffle and running cut to table
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1998 116
Frank Thompson Frank Thompson False Cut
1998 22
René Lavand One-Hand False Cut No. 2
1998 49
Jay Ose, James Swain Spectator's Ose False Cut executed by spectator
Also published here
1999 24
Joshua Jay The Clutter Cut Messy tabled false cut, rhythm similar to the Rhythm Count
1999 47
False Cut hands to the table, one cut
1999 20
Frank Thompson, Doug Conn Thompson False Cut Variation
Inspired by
1999 159
Wrist Turn False Cut straight cut from hand to table
1999 108
Karl Fulves* Supplementary Note as a false cut
Inspired by
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1999 224
Ellis Stanyon "Three Throw" Blind Cut to Retain the Order of the Whole Pack No. 27
Variations
1999 288
Karl Fulves* Supplementary Note different handling
Inspired by
1999 288
Henry Gavin* Genuine Cut Neutralised by "Jog" and Palming No. 28, spectator cuts on table, some cards left behind on purpose when picking deck up
1999 289
Martin Gardner* Optimal Optical Cut straight cut to table
Aug. 1999
MAGIC (Vol. 8 No. 12)
77
Optical False Cut
2000 31
Jay Ose, James Swain Spectator's Ose False Cut executed by spectator
Also published here
2000 [12]
Bobby Bernard False Swing Cut to Table with tap
2000 ca. 3
Karl Fulves* Krazy Kut No. 40, deck cut by performer, yet he names a card and its position
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2001 90
Harry Lorayne Those Cutting Edges two in-the-hands false cut, starting with center swivel cut, variations with table
2001 23
Harry Lorayne Many Cuts multiple to-the-table false cut, also as a cut control
2001 29
Jay Ose Triple False Cut
2002 54
James Swain Expertalk: Jim Swain on the Jay Ose False Cut triple cut to table, spectator does the cutting
Also published here
Related to
Dec. 2002
MAGIC (Vol. 12 No. 4)
97
Frank Garcia False Cut Sequence
2003 1200
Jay Ose Jay Ose False Cut together with spectator
June 2003
Genii (Vol. 66 No. 6)
70
False Cut swing cuts and turnover to the table
Related to
  • Patrick Reymond and Gary Ouellet's "The Most Outrageous Cut Of All" in "A Dream of Aces" 1993.
2003 28
Henry Gavin* Gavin Cut accidentally leaving card on table when picking up deck after cut
2003 10
Classic Pass False Cut
2004 3
Bobby Bernard The Bobby Bernard False Cut swing cut
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Variations
2004 22
Jerry Sadowitz Swing False Cut straight cut, packets turned face-up and tabled
Inspired by
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Variations
2004 23
Jerry Sadowitz Running Swing False Cut
Inspired by
Related to
  • "The Most Outrageous Cut of All" (Gary Ouellet, A Dream of Aces, 1993)
2004 23
Jay Ose Jay Ose Cut together with spectator
2004 23
Karl Fulves* FT Done Twice "Cut & Clip"
repeat version of Thompson Cut
Inspired by
2004 344
Spectator's Ose False Cut without credits
Related to
2004 96
Jack Avis Avis False Cut
Inspired by
2005
Discoverie (Issue 10)
138
Spectator's Ose False Cut spectator executes Ose's Triple false cut
Related to
2006 143
Doug Edwards Pass It Down triple false cut from hands to table, classic pass
2006 36
Doug Edwards Let's Got The Hop one-handed on table, little-finger action
Inspired by
2006 45
Jay Ose False Cut
2007 27
Jay Ose Ose's Cut triple cut to table, without credit
2007 18
Jay Ose Ose Cut
2007 64
Jerry K. Hartman, James Swain, Jay Ose Ose False Cut variation with four piles, spectator does it, also see p. 371
Inspired by
2007 203
Jay Ose, Jerry K. Hartman, James Swain Ose False Cut variation also see p. 203 (and references there)
2007 371
Jay Ose, Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Ose Cut credit information, however the Conradi-Horster credit is probably wrong
2008 279
Arturo de Ascanio The TaHa Cut
2008 361
Jay Ose, Paul Harris Spectator's Ose Cut spectator does Ose's cut
2009 229
Lennart Green Falso corte Green false cut
2009
El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 7)
153
Patrick Dessi Le Boxing Shuffle four packets
2009 35
Jerry K. Hartman Cut 'N' Run False running cut, cut from hands to table
2010 79
Roberto Giobbi, Dai Vernon Roberto Giobbi sobre Dai Vernon - segunda parte Tecnicas cartomagicas de Dai Vernon
  • 1. Carta en salida interior
  • 2. Obtener un separación debajo de la carta superior
  • 3. Control de una carta (Harry Riser)
  • 4. Control múltiple
  • 5. Salto de mesa
  • 6. Devolución de cartas empalmadas
  • 7. Sujetar el mazo con cartas empalmadas
  • 8. Control después del hojeo
  • 9. Para subir la carta inferior a la parte superior del mazo durante una mezcla usual por arrastre en las manos.
  • 10. Corte múltiples falsos
2010
El Manuscrito (Vol. 3 No. 13)
374
Benjamin Earl Single False Cuts - Variation on Fourth Method one-handed single cut from hand to table
Inspired by
2010 7
Simple False Cut straight cut on the table, halves picked up in wrong order
2010 117
Jay Ose Jay Ose Cut
2010 118
Larry Jennings, Jon Racherbaumer Bold False Cut from hand to table, left hand turns over and tables halves
Also published here
Inspired by
  • "Big Easy Force" (Big Easy Card Cunning, Jon Racherbaumer, 1994)
2010 206
Denis Behr Chaotic Chaos Cut running cut from hand to table
Inspired by
Variations
2011 30
Hindu Shuffle False Cut
2012 213
Roberto Giobbi S.W.E. Shift Applications
Inspired by
Related to
2012 232
Bobby Bernard False Swing Cut with tap
2013 128
False Cut
2013 103
Philip Bynorth Expertalk: Philip Bynorth on a False Cut Thompson/Ose combination
Also published here
Inspired by
Apr. 2013
MAGIC (Vol. 22 No. 8)
71
Spectator's Ose Cut
2013 641
Martin Gardner* False Cut
2013 711
Benjamin Earl, Frank Thompson Finessed Frank Thompson Cut handling touches
Also published here
Inspired by
2014 17
Benjamin Earl The Bounce Cut simulates running cut from hand to table
Also published here
Related to
Variations
2014 19
Jay Ose Ose's Cut
2014 54
Roberto Giobbi False Swing Cut - Actus Interruptus Cut
Also published here
May 2014
Genii (Vol. 77 No. 5)
23
Jay Ose Jay Ose False Cut brief
2014 61
Bobby Bernard Optical False Cut swing cut (uncredited)
Related to
2015 24
Bobby Bernard Swing False Cut
2015 104
Jay Ose Ose False Cut
2015 51
R. Paul Wilson Turn-Cut False cut
2015 127
Harry Lorayne Ten-Count Cut
2015 100
Andi Gladwin Undo Cut running cut from hand to table with spread handling
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
Aug. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 8)
36
Luke Jermay Undo Cut Variation
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
Aug. 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 8)
38
Larry Jennings Falschabheben nach Larry Jennings straight cut to the table
Also published here
Related to
2015 188
Larry Jennings, Jon Racherbaumer Bold False Cut from hand to table, left hand turns over and tables halves
Also published here
Apr. 2015
MAGIC (Vol. 24 No. 8)
72
Justin Higham* Pseudo Drop Cut triple cut to table, actually straight cut or cut to a break or double cut substitute
Related to
2015 1
Paul Harris, Jay Ose The spectator (false) cuts the deck before the deal
Related to
2016 138
Juan Tamariz False Cut Sequence retaining cyclical order
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Aug 27)
247
Roberto Giobbi The False Swing Cut
  • From the Hand in to the Hand (straight cut)
  • From the Hand to the Table
2016 46
Jay Ose Ose's Cut triple cut to table, without credit
2016 218
Benjamin Earl, Frank Thompson Finessed Frank Thompson Cut
Also published here
Inspired by
2017 47
Benjamin Earl The Bounce Cut simulates running cut from hand to table
Also published here
Related to
Variations
2017 51
Bobby Bernard False Swing Cut to Table with tap
2017 5
Jay Ose Jay Ose False Triple Cut
2017 232
Hindu Grip False Cut learned from a Greek gambler
2018 115
Tom Rose The Invisible Cut false running cut form hand to table
Inspired by
2018 21
Bobby Bernard False Cut
2018 3
Steve Beam The Bicycle Cut dropping four piles on the table
Related to
2018 231
Steve Beam Premix Cut ruse for cutting the deck so a red and a black card are on the bottom of each half, Gilbreath
2018 243
Andrew Frost Tabled False Cut straight false cut from the hands to the table
Related to
Variations
2019
The Neat Review (Issue 1 - London 2019)
112
Alexander Hansford Tabled False Cut Variant triple cut variation
Inspired by
2019
The Neat Review (Issue 1 - London 2019)
118
Yves Carbonnier La Fausse Coupe Qui Doit Déjà Exister Quelque-Part swivel false cut from hands to table
Related to
2019 106
Yves Carbonnier La Fausse Coupe Pour N...R Jaques
2019 108
S. W. Erdnase To Retain the Complete Stock
Also published here
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Variations
2019 20
Shane Cobalt As a False Cut DPS as false cut onto table
Inspired by
Related to
2019 43
Tom Gagnon Price-Gagnon False Cut one-handed onto table
Inspired by
Variations
2019 393
Steve Forte Off-the-table Full-deck False Cuts
  • slap cut
  • from hands to table
  • off-the-table scrape-cut
2020 218
Steve Forte Casino Pop-cut one-handed straight false cut onto table
2020 327
Steve Forte Off-the-Table Base Cut straight cut from hand to table, from wedge break
2020 787
Steve Forte Off-the-table Base-cut hand to table, left thumb grips over deck
2020 788
Andi Gladwin Undo Cut running cut from hand to table with spread handling
Also published here
Inspired by
Variations
2020 109
Luke Jermay Undo Cut Variation
Also published here
Inspired by
Related to
2020 114
Andi Gladwin Spectator Bernard Cut No. 3
2020 134
Dominique Duvivier French Tap False Cut
2020 228
Lewis Jones Multi-Cuts
  • Top-and-bottom Control
  • Full-deck Control
  • Face-up Control
  • OOTW Special
2020 269
Chris Rawlins Ose Cut Subtlety four packets
Inspired by
2020 15
Larry Jennings Wrist Turn False Cut straight cut to the table
Also published here
Related to
2020 438
Jay Ose Ose Cut triple cut to table
Also published here
Variations
2020 2001
Luis Carreon Quattro Amigos both hands cutting one half one-handedly onto table
Inspired by
Variations
July 2021
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Special Chicago Issue #1)
18
Luis Carreon Un Amigo one-handed version
Inspired by
July 2021
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Special Chicago Issue #1)
20
Luis Carreon Daisy Cutter swing false cut combination involving a tabled packet
  • Card Control Variant
July 2021
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Special Chicago Issue #1)
21
Tables False Cut three packets
Aug. 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 8)
47
Roberto Giobbi False Swing Cut Actus Interruptus application
2021 20
Paul Harris Spectator's Ose Cut
2021 25
Frank Thompson False Triple Cut uncredited
Also published here
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Variations
2021 5
Mel Stover* Winnipeg False Cut one simple cut
Also published here
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Variations
2021 132
Bobby Bernard False Swing Cut with tap
2022 19
James Swain Expertalk: Jim Swain on the Jay Ose False Cut triple cut to table, spectator does the cutting
Related to
2022 149
Philip Bynorth Expertalk: Philip Bynorth on a False Cut Thompson/Ose combination
Inspired by
2022 1201
Classic Pass False Cut several packets
2022 127
John Bannon Input Ose Cut spectator tells performer where to cut by stopping riffling
Inspired by
June 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 6)
57
Justin Higham* Four-Way Thompson Cut
Inspired by
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Variations
2023 11
Alexander Hansford Unrelated Straight Cut multi-packet cut, cuts once
2023 49
Ryan Murray 5-Way Erdnase Production five-way cut that ends with a face-up card sticking out of the deck
Inspired by
2023 6
Jerry Sadowitz Swing False Cut straight cut, packets turned face-up and tabled
Related to
2024 96
Max Lukian True False Cut running cut on the table at several (breather) crimps that are distributed throughout the deck, repeat makes it false
2024 39
Andi Gladwin, Luke Jermay The Undo Cut
Also published here
Inspired by
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2024 40
Joshua Jay Ose Trilogy less linear and visually more chaotic
  • The Laydown
  • Basic Pickup
  • Double Pickup
  • The Toss (Andi Gladwin suggestion)
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring, May 2010, p. 97
Inspired by
2024 43
Jay Ose Ose's Cut triple cut to table
Also published here
Variations
2024 43
Juan Tamariz When Enough Is Enough false cut sequence which only cuts deck once, four packets, then three and then two, variation with five packets
2024 26
Tim Conover 5. Frank Thompson's Swivel False Cut extension, repeat with remaining third in hand
Inspired by
2025 91
Steve Beam 6 . Steve Beam's Many Packets Ose's Cut with more than three packets
Inspired by
2025 91
Chad Long Spectator does Ose's Cut
2025 24