Miscellaneous

80 entries in Knife & Paddle / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown Le couteau qui tient tout seul dans la main The knife that holds all alone in the hand
 		1786 Testament de Jérôme Sharp 201
Unknown Deux moyens de manger un couteau Two ways to eat a knife
 		1786 Testament de Jérôme Sharp 207
Unknown Der unverwundbare Zauberkünstler knife or nail through arm or hand, different gaffs
 		Sep. 1897 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 9) 137
Unknown Ein Wunder der Fakire apple on hand of spectator, performer cuts it in two halves with a knife or sword without harming the hand
 		Jan. 1897 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 2 No. 5) 72
Unknown A Cup of Tea on the Point of a Knife puzzle
 		1902 The Modern Conjurer 302
Carl Willmann Briefkasten answering letters, illusion "Das Mädchen mit dem goldenen Haar", knife throwing
 		Apr. 1903 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 9 No. 4) 63
A. J. Eine neue Methode, um eine beliebig grosse Münze oder eine Kartenecke in ein Brot zu bringen ungaffed knife with item stuck to its blade that should be loaded into bread
 		June 1904 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 10 No. 6) 86
Unknown Das Kartenmesser knife for loading a card into a fruit, bread, ...
 		July 1904 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 7) 108
Unknown Penknife Transformation with silk, switches out gaffed one for examinable one
 		1940 ca. More Magic of the Hands — Part Two 134
Eddie Joseph Suspensamus bowl with rice suspends on knife
Related to 1941 The Jinx (Issue 129) 741
Bruce Elliott, Theodore Annemann Not for the Meek bill to roll of life savers, gaffed knife
 		1941 The Jinx (Issue 150) 879
Dorny The Musical Knife knife makes sound, gag finish
 		1941 After the Dessert 16
Tom Sellers The "T.S." Knife to load an envelope
 		1943 Magical Mixture 11
Tom Sellers Borrowed Note in Candle gimmicked knife
 		1943 Magical Mixture 16
Bruce Elliott The Back Room on the Great Ballantin, Jean Hugard and Fred Braue, Orson Welles, a bingo fraud, Bill Gresham gives some tips on knife throwing
 		1943 The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 40) 167
Tom Fitzgerald A Cute Betcha penknife sticked in top of door arch falls directly in a bottle
 		1944 The Phoenix 51-100 (Issue 59) 241
Jack Yeager The Hook Knife similar to a hook coin
 		1949 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1949) 29
Unknown Cross of Knives special way to hold two knives, bar bet
 		1949 Over the Coffee Cups 7
Unknown Rotating Knife knife and fork as spinning wheel on the table, to find selection
 		1949 Over the Coffee Cups 8
Unknown Stirring Stick Movies figure is drawn on stirring stick, to make easy optical animation
 		1949 Over the Coffee Cups 28
Unknown To Change One Knife for Another switch
 		1952 Routined Manipulation — Part Two 18
Nate Leipzig Nate Leipzig's Grindstone shown by Joe Scott, knife grinder with a plate on table's edge
Related to 1955 The New Phoenix 301-348 (Issue 324) 104
John F. Mangan Color Changing Knife Finale
1957 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1957) 40
Bert Allerton Swallowing A Knife
1958 The Close-Up Magician 12
Dr. Stanley Jaks (2) The Billet Knife loading a billet in an envelope
Related toAlso published here 1958 Predictions 87
Neville Sackville (3) The Billet Knife loading a billet in an envelope
 		1958 Predictions 88
Tony Corinda (4) The Impromptu Billet Knife loading a billet in an envelope
 		1958 Predictions 88
Dr. Stanley Jaks Omar's Prophecies treatise on the one-ahead triple prediction, sheets labeled with A, B & C
  • Part II (replacing force with known data)
  • Part III (on the selection of people, apparently random)
  • Part IV (staging the routine)
  • Part V (staging for Brainwave)
  • Part VI (handling for the Billet Knife)
  • Part VII (handling for Chuck Smith's M-T Pad)
Related toVariations 1960 Omar's Prophecies 1
Dr. Stanley Jaks Die unglaubliche Voraussage Jaks Billet Knife, loading a billet in an envelope
Related to 1961 Dr. Stanley-Jaks und seine Geheimnisse 103
Lewis Ganson Paddle Parade measurements of a paddle and the paddle move
 		1967 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1 122
Charles D. Smith Leipzig's Grindstone knife grinder with a plate
Related to 1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 97
J. "Rink" van Rinkhuyzen, Somerset Maugham Grand Guignol thumb is cut with a knife until the performer bleeds, wound is healed
Variations 1969 The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 2 126
Eddie Joseph Indian Rice Stabbing Illusion first one cup of rice fills six cups, then glass jar of rice clings to stick or knife
 		1969 The Art of Eddie Joseph 225
Floyd Shotts, Frank Novotny A Visit From Space coin vanishes in water and starts to bubble, knife is placed inside and glass with water can be liftet with knife, then water vanishes in tube (Liquidair)
 		1970 Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1969-70) 119
E. Leslie May Spotting the Spot card stab with paper-knife, the card found is blank and the value is now on the paper-knife
 		Jan. 1976 Pabular (Vol. 2 No. 5) 208
Rudolf Braunmüller Magische Scherze und Gags various gags with balloon, butter/knife/bread, bill in cigarette, cigarette, coins
 		Mar. 1978 Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 1) 9
Unknown Move No. 2 - "The Flourish" through-the-fist
Also published here 1980 Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years 51
R. D. Merrill The Switch of knives
 		1981 Merrill's Knife Book 16
Al Cohen The Shrinking Knife optical illusion of shrinking knife
 		1981 Merrill's Knife Book 55
Stephen Tucker Exhibit 'A' four objects in box and also names written on paper, knife is selected and blood is found on blade, murder presentation
Variations 1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #2 (Xmas)) 14
Dr. Stanley Jaks Dr. Jaks' Incredible Prediction billet knife handling
  • The Double Envelope Method
Related to
  • Hugh Miller's "Al Koran's Legacy"
 1984 The Incredible Dr. Stanley Jaks 10
Al Mann Note: The Billet Knives history of billet knives, different models
 		1984 The Incredible Dr. Stanley Jaks 13
Juan Tamariz Mas Ideas con Navajas various ideas, linking knives, magnet holder, change of unprepared knives, knife-monte,...
Also published here 1984 Magia Potagia — Volume III 54
Steve Dusheck Safety Pin or Knife Switch with topit
 		1985 The Dusheck Vest 16
Unknown Messer three impromptu magic items and gags with knives
 		Dec. 1986 Intermagic (Vol. 12 No. 3&4) 133
Ken Allen Glass Suspension knife poked into handkerchief-covered glass causes glass to suspend on knife
Also published here 1987 Contemporary Handkerchief Magic — Part One 4
Richard Kaufman Introduction - A Conversation with Ron Wilson interview, with details on opening tables with the color changing knife, Ultramental, The Chinese Sticks, The Multiplying Bottles
 		1987 The Uncanny Scot, Ron Wilson 11
Ken Allen, Karl Fulves No Strings No. 41, knife poked into handkerchief-covered glass causes glass to suspend on knife
Related toAlso published here 1988 Self-Working Handkerchief Magic 119
Rocco Silano The Sicilian Defense plastic cap from toy pistol is stabbed with knife and explodes (skill demo)
 		1990 Spectacle 115
Rocco Silano Explosive Impact plastic explosive cap for toy gun is tossed up and stabbed in midair with a pocket knife, the cap explodes
 		1990 The Minotaur (Vol. 2 No. 1) 7
Unknown Griff Nr. 2 - Der Ziergriff through-the-fist
Also published here Oct. 1990 Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 4&5) 143
Dan Harlan Deviled Egg spectator's blood travel into egg, spectator is cut with a knife
 		1994 The Minotaur (Vol. 6 No. 3) 5
Chris "Doc" Dixon Hard Headed knife tapped in hair resulting in a hard metallic sound, too much hairspray joke
 		1996 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 61) 1190
Dave Arch Place Setting instruction game with spoon, knife and fork, divination where each ends up
 		1996 Syzygy (Vol. 3 No. 3) 187
Karl Fulves Cuts Like A Knife two stick magnets, repelling poles suddenly attract with knife in between
 		1998 Underworld (Issue 7) 88
Rudolf Braunmüller Kurz-Tricks & Tips
  • paddle tricks
  • storing props
  • fixing bent cards
  • magic wax alternative
 		1999 Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 4&5) 163
Simon Lovell The Murder Mystery four objects in box and also names written on paper, knife is selected and blood is found on blade, murder presentation
Inspired by 2000 Son of Simon Says! 31
Simon Lovell The Texas Chainthumb Massare or Grand Guignol Revisited thumb is cut with a knife until the performer bleeds, wound is healed
Inspired by 2000 Son of Simon Says! 135
Luke Jermay A Dangerous Opener two paper tubes, one is selected and crushed under the other one is a knife
Related to 2004 The Coral Fang 18
Karl Fulves Knifed "Problems"
large blade comes out of small Swiss army knife, posed as a problem
 		2004 Latter Day Secrets (Issue 9) 379
Ron Frost Sticky Words Word divination, words on a paddle keeps changing
 		2004 After The Force 140
Barrie Richardson The Astonishing Rice Jar Suspension filled glass jar of rice clings to knife
Also published here
  • Concepts & Deceptions Lecture Notes, 1999
 2005 Act Two 196
Arturo de Ascanio Handling the Knife as a Cigarette
2008 The Magic of Ascanio — Knives and Color-Blindness 57
Arturo de Ascanio How to Tell the Sides of Knife apart by Feel
2008 The Magic of Ascanio — Knives and Color-Blindness 61
Arturo de Ascanio Telling Two Knives apart by Feel
2008 The Magic of Ascanio — Knives and Color-Blindness 62
Arturo de Ascanio The Quick Switch with jacket
 		2008 The Magic of Ascanio — Knives and Color-Blindness 63
Lewis Ganson A. Switching two dissimilar Knives
2008 The Magic of Ascanio — Knives and Color-Blindness 68
Arturo de Ascanio, David "Fu Manchu" Bamberg B. Switching Two Knives with One Matching Side
  • a) Switching a Gimmicked Knife or an Ordinary One
    • I. The Pick and Drop Switch (Fu Manchu)
    • II. Sleeving into the Left Sleeve (Fu Manchu)
    • III. Propelling the Knife inside the Right Sleeve
  • b) Switching an Ordinary Knife for a Gimmicked One
 		2008 The Magic of Ascanio — Knives and Color-Blindness 68
Arturo de Ascanio Holdouts for knives
 		2008 The Magic of Ascanio — Knives and Color-Blindness 106
Arturo de Ascanio A Holder for Miniature Knives
2008 The Magic of Ascanio — Knives and Color-Blindness 108
Arturo de Ascanio A Knife Holder
2008 The Magic of Ascanio — Knives and Color-Blindness 110
Tom Stone Brutus's Gift knife of chosen color is stuck in magician's back with dramatic presentation, see also T.A. Waters' "Backdate"
 		2011 Maelstrom 33
Martin Gardner Jumping Skeleton Key on Martin Gardner's Skeleton Key, and knife that jumps out of handle when the performer handles it (Magic Christian), also with nail file, credit information
 		2011 Prolix (Issue 9) 623
David Ben The Weeping Knife
Inspired byRelated to Oct. 2012 Genii (Vol. 75 No. 10) 74
Dr. Stanley Jaks Incredible Prediction loading a billet in an envelope
Also published here 2014 The Incredible Dr. Jaks 162
Roberto Giobbi Cutting Edge Magic impaled envelope as intrigue object
 		2016 Hidden Agenda (Issue June 23) 181
Christoph Borer Der Brief prediction of a chosen CD, cigar and position of a knife in a blade holder
Related to 2018 Mentale Notizen 74
Roberto Mansilla Anexo - René Lavand y Sus Navajas on René Lavand's color changing knife routine
 		2019 Çerca 114
Dee Christopher The Devil's Cut spectator guesses color of the knife in the spectator's hand three times
 		Mar. 2019 Genii (Vol. 82 No. 3) 64
Max Malini Weeping Coin/Weeping Cane water drops from cane, same method for weeping coin
  • Weeping Cane (or Knife like David Ben)
Related to 2022 Max Malini 199