Scissors

25 entries in Scissors
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown A Scissors Puzzle puzzle
 		1902 The Modern Conjurer 317
Clyde Cairy Ribbon Release ribbon and scissors
 		1945 My Best 158
Unknown Dexterity with Scissors spinning flourish between both hands, spectator cannot do it
Variations Oct. 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 5) 161
Abril Lamarque How to Save Face After Laying an Egg correction of illustrations
Inspired by Nov. 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 6) 169
Francis J. Rigney A Rope Cutting Tie-Up scissors are tossed onto rope loop and are then linked to rope
 		Feb. 1946 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 9) 193
Ronald B. Edwards ScissorAction rubberband on scissors
 		1948 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 162) 653
Bert Allerton The Scissors broken scissors gag
Related to 1958 The Close-Up Magician 38
Shigeo Takagi Pair of Scissors Removed From Rope scissors threaded onto rope penetrate rope
Also published here 1972 Lecture Notes of Shigeo Takagi 5
Karl Fulves (C) Semi-Shears scissors rises up the rope, posed as problem
 		1979 Interlocutor (Issue 37) 147
Karl Fulves Slippery Shears No. 56, rubber band on scissors, us freed under handkerchief
 		1981 Self-Working Table Magic 69
Stephen Tucker Snip apparently part of a card is cut out, card changes into other card, part visibly falls from pair of scissors
 		1983 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. Special #3) 19
Daniel Kalanowski Nightmare End as Daniel Kalinofski, releasing pair of scissors from a rope, extra piece
 		1984 Spell-Binder (Vol. 3 No. 36) 710
Rick Johnsson Scissors Kord scissors off rope by apparently cutting rope, Block-Cord
Also published here
  • The Linking Ring
 1984 (ca.) Magic of my Friends 1
Unknown Scherensalto scissors rotate around both fourth fingers, spectator cannot duplicate it
 		May 1986 Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 2) 87
Unknown Schere four impromptu magic items and gags with scissors
 		Dec. 1986 Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3&4) 138
Jeff Sheridan VII. The Linking Scissors scissors link on rope
 		1987 Swan Lake Rope 15
Terri Rogers Das Seilchaos von 1984 routine in which rope is magically cut, then becomes longer, scissors appear knotted on it, it restores
Also published here Dec. 1988 Intermagic (Vol. 14 No. 2) 73
Terri Rogers Rope Disaster of 1984 routine in which rope is magically cut, then becomes longer, scissors appear knotted on it, it restores
Also published here 1988 More Secrets 8
Martin Gardner Scissorcut No. 44, scissors threaded onto rope, released "magically" by cutting rope, rope restored
 		1990 Self-Working Rope Magic 88
Shigeo Takagi Scissorope scissors threaded onto rope penetrate rope
Also published here 1990 The Amazing Miracles of Shigeo Takagi 43
Doug Edwards Scissors Into Knot Scissors thrown towards knot, gets linked on the knot
 		1997 Doug Edwards Packs a Wallop! 127
Steve Bedwell Thumbs Up thumb cut off with scissors during rope effect
 		1998 ca. Flexing and Twisting 6
Don Alan Cutter gag scissors routine, scissors won't close
 		2000 In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan 177
Patrick Page Breakaway Scissors
2011 Magic Page by Page 296
Alexander de Cova Impromptu Seilhalter rope holder using scissors for organizing the props
 		2016 Burners — Vol. 5 185