In the Hands

115 entries in Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / In the Hands
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown Classic Pass False Cut as top half is taken, or as top half is replaced
 		1876 Modern Magic 16
Unknown Classic Pass False Cut
1876 Modern Magic 63
Unknown Classic Pass False Cut
1889 Tricks with Cards 106
Unknown Classic Pass False Cut handling 2
 		1889 Tricks with Cards 130
Unknown Classic Pass False Cut
1928 Card Tricks You Will Do 18
Unknown The Push-Out False Cut cards pushed from middle are cut into deck
 		1934 Card Manipulations (Issue 3) 69
Unknown a. Three Cuts in the Hand (Riffle-Shuffle Grip)
1938 Greater Magic 180
Unknown b. Three Cuts in the Hand (Riffle-Shuffle Grip)
1938 Greater Magic 181
Unknown c. Three Cuts in the Hand (Hindu-Shuffle Grip)
1938 Greater Magic 181
Unknown "Pack in Hands" False Cut tabled or not, three packets
 		1941/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 1 258
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue False Cut straight cut
 		1943 Tricks and Sleights 28
Paul Rosini Paul Rosini's False Cut
1943/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3 197
Joe Berg Joe Berg's False Cut three way
 		1943/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3 200
Art Lyle Extra Dark bottom to top, in the hands
 		1965 The New Phoenix 351-400 (Issue 400) 429
John Hamilton False Cut straight cut, a bit unclear
 		Aug. 1970 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 5 No. 10) 356
Ger Copper My Favourite False Cut in overhand shuffle position, continuous lift shuffle with three blocks
 		1970 Magic from Holland 1
Frank Thompson F.T. Cut
VariationsAlso published here 1973 Super Subtle Card Miracles 143
Craig Milgrim False Cut double Charlier cut
 		Dec. 1973 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 2) 695
Aaron Black No. 1 Nothing Move straight in-the-hands false cut, halves turned over during cutting action
Variations 1973 Wonderful Routines of Magic — The First Addendum 24
Richard Spainhour No. 2 Nothing Move straight in-the-hands false cut, halves turned over during cutting action
Inspired by 1973 Wonderful Routines of Magic — The First Addendum 24
Harry Lorayne Double-Cut Series - Cut 2
1975 Afterthoughts 56
Harry Lorayne Double-Cut Series - Cut 3
1975 Afterthoughts 56
Unknown False Middle Cut witch charlier cut, deck is actually cut but cyclic order is retained
 		1975 The Magic of Francis Carlyle 141
Unknown Triple Cut Control from hindu shuffle position with perpendicular packets
  • as top stock control
  • as bottom stock control
  • as full deck control
 		1975 New and Novel Knowledge 15
Unknown False Cut in the Hands three packets
 		1975 Gambling Tricks with Cards — Part One 11
Edward Marlo The Grab Swing Cut as a false Cut
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine Volume 2 175
Unknown The Kick Cut honest and as false cut (bottom half slid underneath top one again)
 		1977 The Magic Book 52
Antonio Marti False Cut #1 straight cut, starts from face-down hindu shuffle position, ends face up
 		1978 Ned's Ultimate Poker Stack 5
Doug Edwards The Cut Up false cut, swing cuts holding several breaks at the same time
 		1978 Cardmania 30
Steve Beam Split False Cut #1 multiple cuts, Hindu shuffle position
Also published here 1978 They Don't Make Trap Doors Like They Used To Do Or You Too Can Walk On Water 37
Steve Beam Split False Cut #2
1978 They Don't Make Trap Doors Like They Used To Do Or You Too Can Walk On Water 38
Edward Marlo The Raised Marnase False Cut
Related to 1980 Marlo's Magazine Volume 4 236
Roger Crosthwaite False Cut pass
 		Oct. 1980 Pabular (Vol. 6 No. 10) 927
Joe Dignam CoUnTerfeit three packets false cut
Variations 1981 Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 2) 30
Derek Dingle The Classic Pass False Cut
1982 The Complete Works of Derek Dingle 62
Gerald Kosky Funny Cut & Funny Pass strange false cut
 		Mar. 1982 Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 3) 607
Bobby Bernard The "Logicality" False Cut
Related toVariations 1982 The Coin and Card Magic of Bobby Bernard 81
Meir Yedid The Meir Mix also as transfer cut
Variations 1982 Incredible Close-Up Magic 27
Dai Vernon A Vernon False Cut straight cut
 		1983 Bertram on Sleight of Hand 114
Jeff Semel Pirandello False Cut triple in-the-hands swing cut
Related toVariations 1983 Versatile Card Magic 58
Unknown Turnover False Cut similar action to Andrus Fake Slop Shuffle
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 4) 2
Paul Rosini Rosini Hand False Cut false swing cut
 		1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 4) 2
Unknown Three-Way Hand Cut
1985 The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 4) 3
Randy Tanner In-Hands False Cut
July 1986 Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 7) 1234
Harry Levine Variation on the F.T. Cut in combination with the HaLo Cut, to produce a card
 		1989 The Trapdoor — Volume Two (Issue 27) 466
Unknown Classic Pass False Cut
1990 Ultra Cervon 40
Unknown Cover Pass False Cut
1990 Ultra Cervon 45
Karrell Fox A False Swinger swing cut followed by straight cut
 		1991 Goodies 32
Karrell Fox Around the Block
1991 Goodies 37
Dan Garrett, Troy Hooser Swivel Monte False Cut Variation
1993 The Minotaur (Vol. 5 No. 1) 8
Troy Hooser Pendulum False Cut
1993 The Minotaur (Vol. 5 No. 1) 9
Tadaki Sakakibara SA カット#1 (SA Cut #1) False Cut
 		1993 Volum 5 Lecture Note 40
Tadaki Sakakibara SA カット#2 (SA Cut #2) False Cut
 		1993 Volum 5 Lecture Note 41
Frank Thompson F.T. Cut brief
 		1994 Workers Number 4 5
Unknown Pass-Cut als false cut
 		1994 Roger's Thesaurus 123
Justin Higham Running Charlier
Inspired by 1994 Roger's Thesaurus 169
Steve Beam Budget Cut cards appear to be pushed from hand to hand
Related to 1995 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2 194
David Acer Split Three Ways flip-over cuts
Inspired by 1995 Natural Selections 65
David Acer The Trinary Cut
Inspired byAlso published here 1995 Natural Selections 72
Barry Julien B.J.'s Honey Cut
1995 Natural Selections 74
John Gordon G-Cut
1995 Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut 11
Doug Edwards "Visual" In-Hand Flase Cut
Mar. 1996 Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 3) 2621
Doug Edwards Flowing 2-Step False Cut
1997 Doug Edwards Packs a Wallop! 55
Harry Levine The Thompson Breather
  • Breathing New Life into the F.T.
  • Selection From Middle to Top
  • Moving the Breather
Inspired by 1998 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 69) 1429
Gene Matsuura Triple Play Cut
1998 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 69) 1430
Karl Fulves Crazy Cut straight false Swing Cut, halves turned perpendicular in process
Inspired by
  • Derek Dingle Swing Cut handling
 1998 The Fine Print (Issue 9) 257
Jack Avis Waterfall False Shuffle faro, then unweave noice sold as waterfall, also to get into Vernon's "No Sleight Triumph"
Related to 1998 Vis à Vis 44
John Guastaferro The Ballet Cut fancy false cut,
applications (p. 10):
  • false cut
  • card production (two variations)
  • force
  • transformation (see entry on p. 10)
  • Center Deal demo (p. 11)
 		1999 Labyrinth (Issue 11) 7
Jerry K. Hartman Jiggle Cut Pass
July 1999 Onyx (Issue 8) 1
Steve Bedwell, Aldo Colombini False Triple Cut
2000 Thick Schtick! 11
Steve Beam One Way Budget Cut cards appear to be pushed from hand to hand
Related to 2000 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3 221
John Hostler My False Cut deck optionally turned over during cut
Also published here
  • Linking Ring Parade, July 1987
 2000 Card File Two 77
Harry Lorayne Those Cutting Edges two in-the-hands false cut, starting with center swivel cut, variations with table
 		2001 Personal Collection 23
Steve Draun The Unpublished Move only top card is moved
 		2002 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4 244
Jack Carpenter The Spider Cut in-the-hands false triple cut, also as transfer cut, control or production
 		2003 Penumbra (Issue 6) 15
Unknown Classic Pass False Cut
2004 Cut Controls 3
Jackie McClements The McClements Cut
Related toAlso published here
  • The Crimp, p. 109
 2004 A Lecture 19
Dave Campbell False Cut Hindu/Charlier combo
 		2004 The Dave Campbell Legacy 49
Dan Block False Cut flourishy
Related to 2005 Discoverie (Issue 10) 136
Tyler Wilson In-the-Hands Up The Ladder Cut
2006 Dominatricks 75
Gene Taylor Ithaca False Cut three packets, in the hands
Variations Aug. 2006 Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. 3) 26
Gene Taylor Multiple Ithaca in-the-hands false cut, flourishy
Inspired by Dec. 2006 Antinomy (Vol. 2 No. Annual 2006) 20
Doug Edwards Nonchalant! three packets false cut, in the hands
 		2006 Brass Knuckles 47
Edward Marlo The Complete False Cut straight false swing cut
Related toAlso published here
  • The Gen, Vol. 11 No. 12, Apr. 1956
 2007 Marlo on Erdnase 62
Unknown Cut Pass
2007 Card Dupery 122
Karl Fulves Too Simple starting with Charlier Cut action
 		2008 Prolix (Issue 4) 217
Arturo de Ascanio The One Against Fifty-One Double Cut
Related to 2008 The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic 221
Arturo de Ascanio Variations on the One Against Fifty-One Double Cut
Related to 2008 The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic 369
Dai Vernon, Roberto Giobbi On the Pass False Cut
Aug. 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 8) 19
Gerry Griffin The False Triple Spinning Center Cut in-the-hands
Related to 2009 Weapons of Mass Deception 52
Bill Simon, Tyler Wilson In-the-hands Chinese Cut
Related to 2010 Reinventing the Real 83
Steve Beam Split False Cut
Also published here 2010 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8 46
Steve Beam Cut & Paste three false cuts for face-up/face-down deck
 		2010 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8 258
R. Paul Wilson Swivel Rocker
2010 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8 292
David Acer The Trinary Cut
Also published here 2011 More Power to You 141
Steve Beam Split False Cut four packets
Also published here 2011 FFFF-ing Great Card Moves 11
Boris Wild The Gravity Shuffle false in-the-hands multiple cut with fake partial faro in the middle
 		June 2011 Genii (Vol. 74 No. 6) 63
John Bannon Crocodile False Cut in-the-hands, three packets, face-up/face-down cutting
Also published here 2011 Bullet Party 118
John Bannon Flytrap False Cut in-the-hands, three packets
Also published here 2011 Bullet Party 122
John Bannon Crocodile False Cut in-the-hands, three packets, face-up/face-down cutting
Also published here 2013 High Caliber 189
John Bannon Flytrap False Cut in-the-hands, three packets
Also published here 2013 High Caliber 192
Larry Jennings The Jennings False Cut
2016 Standup Card Magic 45
Roberto Giobbi The False Swing Cut
  • From the Hand in to the Hand (straight cut)
  • From the Hand to the Table
 		2016 Standup Card Magic 46
John Hostler The Ratchet Cut straight cut, deck turned over during cut
 		2016 Magnum Opossum 44
Frank Thompson F.T. Cut
Also published here Feb. 2016 Genii (Vol. 79 No. 2) 53
Bobby Bernard Logicality False Cut
2018 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11 195
Giancarlo Scalia Bluff Cut miming to cut the top half to the bottom
 		2018 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11 215
Steve Beam, Frank Thompson F. T. Cut different uses for the F.T. Cut
  • As a Control
  • Bottom to Top Cut
  • Delayed Gratification
  • Red / Black Shuffle
Also published here 2018 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11 223
Steve Beam The Director's Cut shorter version of the F.T. Cut
  • Break for Cover
  • Slip Cut
  • The Pre-Mix
 		2018 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 11 227
Benjamin Earl A False Swing Cut straight false swing cut, triple cut mentioned
Related to 2019 The Shift #2 51
Helder Guimarães In-the-Hands False Cut three packets, a bit flourishy
 		2019 Secret Language — Volume 1 194
Steve Forte Off-the-table Full-deck False Cuts
  • slap cut
  • from hands to table
  • off-the-table scrape-cut
 		2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1 218
Steve Forte Over Variants
2020 Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1 221
Larry Jennings The Lazy Man’s False Cut apparently bottom half drawn out in Hindu shuffle position and placed on top
 		2020 Mr. Jennings Takes It Easy 436
Luis Carreon Everything Sounds Better In Spanish in-the-hands false cut with multiple packets in Hindu shuffle position
 		July 2021 Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Special Chicago Issue #1) 23