Key Bending

39 entries in Key / Key Bending
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Bob Hamilton Bent Upon Deception.. key bend with the aid of other keys
 		Jan. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 5)
58
Barry Govan The Bending Key
June 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 10)
115
Bascom Jones The Mystic Word on Karl Fulves, Uri Geller, Cicardi, with comments on key bending methods
Related to
 1975
Magick (Issue 132)
660
Uriah Fuller* 3. Bending keys
Related to
 1975
Confessions of a Psychic
24
Karl Fulves* Publisher's Note further methods for key bending
 		1975
Confessions of a Psychic
27
Philip T. Goldstein* Chaos gathered metal objects put in a handkerchief and react on their own, some of them are bent, bi-metal disc
 		1976
The Blue Book of Mentalism
27
Tony "Doc" Shiels Bend, Baby, Bend! on Uri Geller and methods to bend, spoons, nails and keys
 		1976
The Shiels Effect
10
Philip T. Goldstein* Onstage Bender staging for key-bending with pendulum
 		1977
The Green Book of Mentalism
18
Dr. Dan J. Alessini PSI-Key key turns over on hand, then it is twisted
Inspired by
  • Henk Vermeyden's Skeleton Key
 1978
Magick (Issue 205)
1021
Stephen Tucker Bend! key bending
 		1978
The Talon (Issue 2)
21
Curt Walter Zaebos key in handkerchief bends in spectator's hands
 		1980
Magick (Issue 261)
1301
Uriah Fuller* 1. Bending Keys - New Secret Methods
1980
Further Confessions of a Psychic
25
Ted Lesley The Glass Key keys put in glass, glass explodes keys are bent
 		1981
The Shattered Chalice
10
Al Mann Notes other ways to break a glass and bend keys
 		1981
The Shattered Chalice
10
Steve Beam Key Bender old car keys, borrowed, bent and unbent
 		1984
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 6)
91
Bob King Key Bender
Nov. 1985
Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 11)
1133
John Riggs Bent Over Double
Related to
 1985
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 12)
204
Ben Harris The Psychology Behind the Key Bend
  • The Metal Bend
  • The Amazement Factor
  • Suspension of Disbelief
  • The Involvement Factor
  • The Authority Factor
 		1985
Gellerism Revealed
11
Ben Harris Natural Bends exploiting already bent spoons like Uri Geller
 		1985
Gellerism Revealed
27
Ben Harris, Uri Geller The Standard Bends
  • In the Hands
  • The Table Bend
  • The Chair Bend
  • The Microphone Bend
 		1985
Gellerism Revealed
27
Ben Harris, Uri Geller The Not so Standard Bends
  • The Shipi Bend
  • Long-Distance Bends
  • The Natural Key Gimmick
 		1985
Gellerism Revealed
35
Ben Harris The B.H. Gimmick for key bending
  • The Handling
  • The Two-Handed Method
 		1985
Gellerism Revealed
37
Ben Harris The Bobo Switch applied to key bending
 		1985
Gellerism Revealed
45
Ben Harris, Uri Geller Subtleties
  • The Pivot Move with Key No. 1
  • The Pivot Move with Key No. 2
  • The Flat Edge, Cut Edge Move
  • The Multi-Bend and Drop
  • The Key to Success Move
  • The Finger Cover and Turn
  • The Spectator Hold
  • The By-Play
  • Keep Rubbing
  • The Time Lag
  • The "Can You Feel It?" By-Play
 		1985
Gellerism Revealed
48
Bob Nixon Mind Over Matter borrowed key is bent
 		Dec./Jan. 1986/1987
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 5 & 6)
9
Larry Baukin Bendulum key on string used as pendulum is bent
 		Dec. 1988
Magick (Issue 414)
2071
Theophil "Philius" Weidmann Aus der magischen Schatztruhe key bending routine
 		1990
Hokus Pokus (Vol. 52 No. 1)
26
David Neighbors Bent Outta Shape several keys are bent, with spectator
 		Mar. 1993
The Minotaur (Vol. 5 No. 1)
1
Guy Bavli The Perfect Key Bender gimmick to bend keys
  • What does the audience see?
  • How does it happen?
  • How to bend the key easily
  • What kind of keys can be used
  • In case the key is hard to bend
  • Performing on Stage
  • How to make the volunteer feel that the key warms up and actually bends in his hand
  • Close Up Key Bending
  • Close-Up Performance while Sitting
  • The Key Bending Demon (glorpy)
 		1994
The Perfect Key Bending
4
John Riggs Key Shocker
Related to
 1995
The Magic of John Riggs
70
Michel Asselin Twisted Psyche one key bends among others
 		1995
Syzygy (Vol. 1 No. 15)
65
Wylee Packer Off On A Bender bending a key
 		June 1996
Apocalypse (Vol. 19 No. 6)
2656
Robert Cassidy Psychokinetic Powers key bending, then pen falls off edge
 		1999
Real World Magic
241
Richard Mark The Key Warper
2000
Mind Warp
15
Robert Cassidy Bent on Strange key bending routine
  • Silverware
  • Nails and coins
  • Keys are the Key to Effective Metal Bending
  • Presentational Notes
  • Performance Details
  • Final Notes
 		2002
Bent on Strange
1
Al Baker Yale Lock Key Trick key through rope, second method with wooden curtain ring
 		2003
The Secret Ways of Al Baker (Issue Notebooks)
763
Mark Strivings Strolling PK
2004
Mobile Mentalism — Volume II
57
Jay Sankey Twister twisting the stem of a key, different versions
  • Slow One-Handed Twist
  • Spectator Twist
  • Nail Twist
  • Flash Twist
  • Two-Handed Twist
Also published here
  • marketed ca. 1994
 2012
The Definitive Sankey — Volume 2
563
Doug Edwards Safety Bend bending a key
 		2013
Nukes
90