Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)

83 entries in Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
	Unique Rope Routine	multi-phase rope routine, very similar to Sands Ropesational, "... a skillful combination of moves by several magical notables, among them Edward Victor, Henry Fetsch and Eddy Taytelbaum". rope cut several times using fingers, rope is restored, rope stretches and knots slide and jump from one end to the other	Related to Sands Improved Ropesational (George Sands, Sands Improved Ropesational, 1976) also in: Rutina con Cuerdas (Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid, 1976) Sand's Ropesational (Ropes, 2014)	1968	Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!	82	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.) Rope / Knot Effects / Miscellaneous
	Tying the Ends	switching ends and tying knot, extra piece	Related to Sliding Knot Tie (George Sands, Sands Improved Ropesational, 1976) also in: Sliding Knot Tie (Ropes, 2014)	1968	Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!	83	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.) Rope / Knot Effects / Miscellaneous
	Cutless Cut	cutting rope using fingers	Related to Finger Cut (George Sands, Sands Improved Ropesational, 1976) also in: Finger Cut (Ropes, 2014)	1968	Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!	85	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
	Stretching the Rope	stretching two ropes two same lengths	Related to Stretching a Rope (George Sands, Sands Improved Ropesational, 1976) also in: Stretching a Rope (Ropes, 2014)	1968	Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!	85	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
	False Count	counting four ends, hiding looped extra piece	Related to To Count Four as Four (George Sands, Sands Improved Ropesational, 1976) also in: To Count Four as Four (Ropes, 2014)	1968	Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!	86	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
	Restoration	ends pushed inside fist, then rope is restored again		1968	Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!	87	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
	Second Restoration	fusing two ropes together	Related to Accordion Pleat Restoration (George Sands, Sands Improved Ropesational, 1976) also in: Accordion Pleat Restoration (Ropes, 2014)	1968	Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!	89	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
	Flash Restoration	same as Sands' Figure Eight Restoration with extra piece, false knot and fusing two ropes together Figure Eight Restoration "Sam Schwartz's Delivery" Sleight of Foot Restoration	Related to Twist Knot (George Sands, Sands Improved Ropesational, 1976) also in: Twist Knot (Ropes, 2014)	1968	Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!	91	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Marconick	Silks in Loop-Holes	two silks knotted on two ropes jump off, then ropes become one rope	Also published here Evasion de foulards (Marconick, New Original Magic — Volume 3, 1979)	1973	Original Magic 5	26	Rope / Transformation Silk & Handkerchief / Knot Effects / Miscellaneous Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
George Sands	Sands Improved Ropesational	rope cut several times using fingers, rope is restored, ends change places with middle, rope stretches and knots slide and jump from one end to the other, several knots appear at once	Also published here Rutina con Cuerdas (George Sands, Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid, 1976) also in: Sand's Ropesational (George Sands, Ropes, 2014) Related to Unique Rope Routine (Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!, 1968) Swan Lake Rope (Jeff Sheridan, Swan Lake Rope, 1987)	1976	Sands Improved Ropesational	12	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.) Rope / Knot Effects / Miscellaneous
George Sands	Sliding Knot Tie	switching ends and tying knot, extra piece Deceiving Rotation	Also published here Sliding Knot Tie (George Sands, Ropes, 2014) Related to Tying the Ends (Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!, 1968)	1976	Sands Improved Ropesational	18	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.) Rope / Knot Effects / Sliding
George Sands	Finger Cut	cutting rope using fingers	Also published here Finger Cut (George Sands, Ropes, 2014) Related to Cutless Cut (Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!, 1968)	1976	Sands Improved Ropesational	19	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
George Sands	Stretching a Rope	stretching two ropes two same lengths	Also published here Stretching a Rope (George Sands, Ropes, 2014) Related to Stretching the Rope (Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!, 1968)	1976	Sands Improved Ropesational	19	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
George Sands	To Count Four as Four	counting four ends, hiding looped extra piece	Also published here To Count Four as Four (George Sands, Ropes, 2014) Related to False Count (Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!, 1968)	1976	Sands Improved Ropesational	21	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
George Sands	Twist Knot	with extra piece, false knot and fusing two ropes together Figure Eight Restoration "Sam Schwartz's Delivery" Sleight of Foot Restoration	Also published here Twist Knot (George Sands, Ropes, 2014) Related to Twist Knot (Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!, 1968) Flash Restoration (Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!, 1968)	1976	Sands Improved Ropesational	22	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.) Rope / Knot Effects / False
George Sands	Jumping Ends	with extra piece, two methods for switching ends Jumping Ends - Set Up Jumping Ends - Set Up II Jumping Ends Jumping Ends	Also published here Jumping Ends (George Sands, Ropes, 2014)	1976	Sands Improved Ropesational	26	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
George Sands	Continuous Circle - No End		Also published here Continuous Circle - No Ends (George Sands, Ropes, 2014)	1976	Sands Improved Ropesational	30	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
George Sands	Finger Razor Cut	cutting rope with finger	Also published here Finger Razor Cut (George Sands, Ropes, 2014)	1976	Sands Improved Ropesational	34	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
George Sands	Karate Chop	cutting rope using Karate Chop	Also published here Karate Chop (George Sands, Ropes, 2014)	1976	Sands Improved Ropesational	34	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
George Sands	Accordion Pleat Restoration	fusing two ropes together	Also published here Accordion Pleat Restoration (George Sands, Ropes, 2014) Related to Second Restoration (Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!, 1968)	1976	Sands Improved Ropesational	34	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
George Sands	Jumping Knot	using extra piece Jumping Knot - Set Up Jumping Knot	Also published here Jumping Knot (George Sands, Ropes, 2014) Related to Jumping Knot (Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!, 1968)	1976	Sands Improved Ropesational	36	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.) Rope / Knot Effects / Traveling & Jumping
George Sands	Sliding Knot	Sliding Knot - Set Up Sliding Knot - Illusion	Also published here Sliding Knot (George Sands, Ropes, 2014)	1976	Sands Improved Ropesational	37	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.) Rope / Knot Effects / Sliding
George Sands	Rutina con Cuerdas	rope cut several times using fingers, rope is restored, ends change places with middle, rope stretches and knots slide and jump from one end to the other, several knots appear at once, Sands routine without credit Montaje preliminar para enseñar la cuerda con una Falso deslizamiento entre las manos Cuenta falsa Nudo trenzado Recomposición en och "Gabos" saltarines Montaje antes de la restauración Falso corte Restauración Montaje previo a "nudos saltarines" Nudo saltarin Desaparición nudo Producción de nudo a lo Nick Van Setten Desaparición nudo Variante para el nudo deslizante Cambio de nudos Montaje frente a los espectadores para una repetición	Also published here Sands Improved Ropesational (George Sands, Sands Improved Ropesational, 1976) also in: Sand's Ropesational (George Sands, Ropes, 2014) Related to Unique Rope Routine (Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!, 1968) Swan Lake Rope (Jeff Sheridan, Swan Lake Rope, 1987)	Jan. 1976	Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid (Vol. 2 No. 13)	8	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.) Rope / Knot Effects / Miscellaneous
Marconick	Evasion de foulards	two silks knotted on two ropes jump off, then ropes become one rope	Also published here Silks in Loop-Holes (Marconick, Original Magic 5, 1973)	1979	New Original Magic — Volume 3	22	Rope / Transformation Silk & Handkerchief / Knot Effects / Miscellaneous Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Jeff Sheridan	Swan Lake Rope	multi-phase routine, sliding knot, rope grow to same length as other, traveling ends and cut and restored rope as finish, first six phases are identical with George Sands Ropesational routine, no credits	Related to Sands Improved Ropesational (George Sands, Sands Improved Ropesational, 1976) also in: Rutina con Cuerdas (Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid, 1976) Sand's Ropesational (Ropes, 2014)	1987	Swan Lake Rope	1	Rope / Cut & Restored Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Jeff Sheridan	I. Set Up	opening bundle, with extra piece		1987	Swan Lake Rope	1	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Jeff Sheridan	II. False Knot	switching end while making knot, with extra piece		1987	Swan Lake Rope	3	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Jeff Sheridan	III. "Cutting" the Rope	cutting rope with fingers		1987	Swan Lake Rope	5	Rope / Miscellaneous Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Jeff Sheridan	IV. Stretching the Rope	stretching two ropes of different lengths to same size		1987	Swan Lake Rope	7	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Jeff Sheridan	V. The Slip Knot	fusing two rope together, knot in middle, standing on one end of rope to stretch it		1987	Swan Lake Rope	9	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Jeff Sheridan	VI. The Jumping Ends	ends of rope jump from one hand to the other		1987	Swan Lake Rope	13	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Hiroshi Sawa	Supernatural Rope	rope is rubbed between two fingers and gradually breaks apart		1988	Sawa's Library of Magic — Volume One	108	Rope / Miscellaneous Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Hiroshi Sawa	The Marriage Ceremony	three different-colored ropes become one, cut and restored ending		1988	Sawa's Library of Magic — Volume One	122	Rope / Cut & Restored Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Hiroshi Sawa	Torrio Los Ropes	three separate ropes are tossed up, comes down as a loop with ropes knotted together, becomes one rope		1988	Sawa's Library of Magic — Volume One	140	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.) Rope / Knot Effects / Appearance Rope / Knot Effects / Vanish
Hiroshi Sawa	Rope-Size Mystery	two ropes of different colors, knots appear and the ropes change length		1988	Sawa's Library of Magic — Volume One	152	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.) Rope / Knot Effects / Appearance
Bruce Cervon	Cut and Restored Rope Routine	multiple phases, including "spectator cannot cut ends evenly" gag		1990	Ultra Cervon	161	Rope / Cut & Restored Rope / Miscellaneous Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
"Joro" Bruno Hennig	Der Drei-Seil-Trick	three equal ropes merge to one long rope, using connection gaff and pipe cleaner to attach extra piece	Related to F. W. Conradi's "Der mysteriöse Phönix-Seiltrick" in "Die letzten Schlager der Magie" 1928, p. 11.	1993	Das Joro-Buch	106	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.) Rope / Connection Gaffs (Magnet, Ceaser, Wax etc.)
Romaric	Cold Cuts	routine with extra piece, description on extra insert with many photos First Phase: A rope is visibly cu tin half with your fingers, two unequal ropes become equal, and then the rope is magically restored. Second Phase: False explanation: The magician removes the two ends of the rope, shows an endless rope, and puts the ends back on the rope. "Full Circle" Move Refreshments Third Phase: The magician asks a spectator to decide where the rope will be visibly cut. The rope is again visibly cut where the spectator specifically asked and the magician ties a knot that gradually disappears. Fourth Phase: The two ends finally travel from the magician's pocket to his hands	Inspired by Sandsational Rope (George Sands, Sandsational Rope, 1949) also in: Sandsational Rope (Ropes, 2014)	Dec. 1999	Channel One (Vol. 1 No. 2)	40	Rope / Cut & Restored Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.) Rope / Knot Effects / Vanish
George Sands	The Sands End Switch	with extra piece		2003	Gravel	5	Rope / Miscellaneous Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Tom Stone	Sharp Fingers	fingers cut rope	Also published here Sharp Fingers (Tom Stone, Vortex, 2010)	2003	Gravel	10	Rope / Cut & Restored Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Francis Tabary	Routine FISM	Phase 1: Opening (Switching Ends)		2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	23	Rope / Miscellaneous Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.) Rope / Knot Effects / Vanish
Francis Tabary	Appearance of Three Ends, then Four Ends	Phase 2		2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	26	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Francis Tabary	Transformation of a Rope with Four Ends into Two Ropes	Phase 3, with loop hanging behind back sequence		2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	30	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Francis Tabary	Fusing Two Rope Rings into a Single Large Ring			2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	36	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Francis Tabary	Transformation of a Rope into a Rope Ring	suddenly rope is knotted together again		2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	46	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Francis Tabary	The Unbroken Circle	endless rope, rope without ends		2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	76	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Francis Tabary	Opening the Unbroken Circle	ends placed on endless rope, fuses together to one rope		2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	78	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Francis Tabary	The Fusion	small piece of rope fuses together with longer piece and is absorbed visibly	Variations Ouroboros - The Unequal Ropes (Tim Conover, Conover — Volume 1: The Magic of Tim Conover, 2025)	2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	86	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Francis Tabary	The Close-Up Routine	multi-phase rope routine, traveling knots and Professor's Nightmare		2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	147	Rope / Professor's Nightmare Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Francis Tabary	Move No. 2	switching ends, with extra piece		2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	148	Rope / Miscellaneous Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Francis Tabary	Reversal of the Ends and the Center of a Rope			2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	150	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Francis Tabary	Appearance of Two Ropes			2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	152	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Francis Tabary	Restoration of Two Ropes into One			2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	154	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Francis Tabary	Appearance and Vanish of a Knot on a Rope Ring	with extra piece		2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	174	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.) Rope / Knot Effects / Appearance Rope / Knot Effects / Vanish
Francis Tabary	Square Knot Cut into "Half-Knots"	with extra piece		2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	180	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.) Rope / Knot Effects / Appearance
Francis Tabary	Instantaneous Linking of Two Ropes	with extra piece		2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	182	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Francis Tabary	Voyage of a Square Knot and Stealing the Short Rope			2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	184	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.) Rope / Knot Effects / Traveling & Jumping
Francis Tabary	Cutting the Long Rope in the Center by Addition of the Short Rop			2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	186	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Francis Tabary	Two Equal Ropes Become Unequal, then Three Ropes			2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	192	Rope / Professor's Nightmare Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Francis Tabary	Two Ropes Become Equal by Fusion			2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	196	Rope / Professor's Nightmare Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Francis Tabary	Fusion of the Rope Ring into another Rope			2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	200	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Francis Tabary	Final Restoration of the Rope			2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	210	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Francis Tabary	The Cut and Restored Rope: Alternative Presentation	one piece shrinks and one grows		2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	240	Rope / Cut & Restored Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Francis Tabary	Thoughts on the Unbroken Circle	endless rope A. Making the Unbroken Circle B. Handling and Presentation of the Unbroken Circle The Illusion of Turning the Circle Placing the Unbroken Circle on your Arm Picking up the Unbroken Circle from your Arm Tossing the Rope in the Air		2004	The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary	242	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Alberto de Figueiredo	Tres pruebas para ser mago	rope through neck, ends are removed and rope is cut and restored, with spectator and hat and comedy scissors	Related to Shigeo Takagi's Rope Routine (Shigeo Takagi, Shigeo Takagi's Rope Routine, 1987)	2009	13	44	Rope / Cut & Restored Rope / Penetration / Penetration Scissors Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
George Sands	The Sands End Switch	with extra piece		2010	Vortex	135	Rope / Miscellaneous Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Tom Stone	Sharp Fingers	fingers cut rope	Also published here Sharp Fingers (Tom Stone, Gravel, 2003)	2010	Vortex	136	Rope / Cut & Restored Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
George Sands, Alan Sands	Sandsational Rope	routine with extra piece Part 1 - Nomenclature of a Rope Part 2 - Is there no end? Part 3 - Nor a center Alan's Variation Part 4 - Restoration Part 5 - The Lure Part 6 - It's a Long Stretch Part 7 - Casual Restoration Part 8 - Around and Around Part 9 - Merry-Go-Round Part 10 - Sliding Knot Part 11 - Dissection Part 12 Sleight-of-Leg Part 13 - Finger Cut Part 14 - Classical Restoration Part 15 - Shoelace Knot Part 16 - Give a Magician Enough Rope Conclusion Part 17 - Comedy Ending by Alan Sands	Also published here Sandsational Rope (George Sands, Sandsational Rope, 1949) Variations Phase One Effect (Mac King, George Sands, Mac King's Other Rope Routine, 1990) Pure Rope (Felix Farrell, Aus dem Effeff..., 1995) … and 1 more Cold Cuts (Romaric, Channel One, 1999)	2014	Ropes	1	Rope / Cut & Restored Rope / Stretching Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.) Rope / Knot Effects / Sliding
George Sands	Sand's Ropesational	rope cut several times using fingers, rope is restored, ends change places with middle, rope stretches and knots slide and jump from one end to the other, several knots appear at once	Also published here Sands Improved Ropesational (George Sands, Sands Improved Ropesational, 1976) also in: Rutina con Cuerdas (George Sands, Circular de la Escuela Mágica de Madrid, 1976) Related to Unique Rope Routine (Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!, 1968) Swan Lake Rope (Jeff Sheridan, Swan Lake Rope, 1987)	2014	Ropes	28	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.) Rope / Knot Effects / Miscellaneous
George Sands	Sliding Knot Tie	switching ends and tying knot, extra piece Deceiving Rotation	Also published here Sliding Knot Tie (George Sands, Sands Improved Ropesational, 1976) Related to Tying the Ends (Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!, 1968)	2014	Ropes	33	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.) Rope / Knot Effects / Sliding
George Sands	Finger Cut	cutting rope using fingers	Also published here Finger Cut (George Sands, Sands Improved Ropesational, 1976) Related to Cutless Cut (Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!, 1968)	2014	Ropes	34	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
George Sands	Stretching a Rope	stretching two ropes two same lengths	Also published here Stretching a Rope (George Sands, Sands Improved Ropesational, 1976) Related to Stretching the Rope (Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!, 1968)	2014	Ropes	34	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
George Sands	To Count Four as Four	counting four ends, hiding looped extra piece	Also published here To Count Four as Four (George Sands, Sands Improved Ropesational, 1976) Related to False Count (Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!, 1968)	2014	Ropes	35	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
George Sands	Twist Knot	with extra piece, false knot and fusing two ropes together Figure Eight Restoration "Sam Schwartz's Delivery" Sleight of Foot Restoration	Also published here Twist Knot (George Sands, Sands Improved Ropesational, 1976) Related to Twist Knot (Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!, 1968) Flash Restoration (Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!, 1968)	2014	Ropes	36	Silk & Handkerchief / Knot Effects / False Knots Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
George Sands	Jumping Ends	with extra piece, two methods for switching ends Jumping Ends - Set Up Jumping Ends - Set Up II Jumping Ends Modified Jumping Ends	Also published here Jumping Ends (George Sands, Sands Improved Ropesational, 1976)	2014	Ropes	39	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
George Sands	Continuous Circle - No Ends		Also published here Continuous Circle - No End (George Sands, Sands Improved Ropesational, 1976)	2014	Ropes	43	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
George Sands	Finger Razor Cut	cutting rope with finger	Also published here Finger Razor Cut (George Sands, Sands Improved Ropesational, 1976)	2014	Ropes	45	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
George Sands	Karate Chop	cutting rope using Karate Chop	Also published here Karate Chop (George Sands, Sands Improved Ropesational, 1976)	2014	Ropes	46	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
George Sands	Accordion Pleat Restoration	fusing two ropes together	Also published here Accordion Pleat Restoration (George Sands, Sands Improved Ropesational, 1976) Related to Second Restoration (Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!, 1968)	2014	Ropes	46	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
George Sands	Jumping Knot	using extra piece Jumping Knot - Set Up Jumping Knot	Also published here Jumping Knot (George Sands, Sands Improved Ropesational, 1976) Related to Jumping Knot (Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!, 1968)	2014	Ropes	47	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.) Rope / Knot Effects / Traveling & Jumping
George Sands	Sliding Knot	Sliding Knot - Set Up Sliding Knot - Illusion	Also published here Sliding Knot (George Sands, Sands Improved Ropesational, 1976)	2014	Ropes	48	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.) Rope / Knot Effects / Sliding
Alberto de Figueiredo	Cuerda y Tijera	rope and scissors, linking, rope cut with finger, taking off the ends etc. El primer enlace El primer desenlace El corte con los dedos La recomposición La cuerda sin extremos Los extremos vuelven a la cuerda El enlace final	Inspired by The Ring and Rope (Bruce Allen, Striking Magic, 1984) also in: Hope on a Rope (How Magic Works, 1990 ca.) Ring Around the Rope (MagiFest ManiFest, 2003)	2019	Veintiséis	43	Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)
Tim Conover	Ouroboros - The Unequal Ropes	routine in which the ropes become one and then three again, with Tabary's "Fusion" absorption phase	Inspired by The Fusion (Francis Tabary, The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary, 2004)	2025	Conover — Volume 1: The Magic of Tim Conover	119	Rope / Professor's Nightmare Rope / Topological Routines (Removing Ends, Fusing etc.)