False

112 entries in Rope / Knot Effects / False
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Tom Sellers The Triple Chefalo Knot dissolving loop knot
 		1935
Quick Tricks
7
Ralph W. Hull Ralph Hull's Famous Vanishing Knot
1941 ca.
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks
27
Chefalo Chefalo's Vanishing Knot double knot vanish
Related to 1941 ca.
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks
30
G. W. Hunter, Ralph W. Hull The Magic Shoe Laces Hull's presentation for the G. W. Hunter Knot
Related to 1941 ca.
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks
31
John Braun John Braun Combination Knot double knot, mixture of shoe laces and Chefalo knot
 		1941 ca.
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks
34
Charles T. Jordan C. T. Jordan's Mystifying Knot Trick ring knotted on cord, released under handkerchief
Also published here 1941 ca.
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks
36
Jay-Bee's Undisturbed Knot handkerchief knotted on rope penetrates rope
 		1941 ca.
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks
63
Wholesale Ring Removal ring knotted on rope, penetrates rope
 		1941 ca.
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks
76
Chefalo Chefalo's Knot disappearing knot
 		1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
358
Harlan Tarbell, Chefalo Tarbell's Triple Chefalo Knot disappearing knots
 		1942
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 2
358
An Easy False Knot
1943
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3
85
Slip Knot
Dec. 1943
The Phoenix (Issue 49)
202
Joseph H. Fries The Illusive Knot
  • The Fastest Knot on Record
Also published here Mar. 1946
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 3 No. 10)
204
Chinese "Chefalo" Knot using cloth tape
 		1948
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 5
285
Martin Gardner Chefalo Knot with scissors threaded
 		Dec. 1948
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 6 No. 7)
495
Elmer Applegit Something Has Been Added
May 1951
Hugard's Magic Monthly (Vol. 8 No. 12)
785
U. F. Grant Ghost Knot false knot, wax on rope, convincing
 		1954
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 6
106
A False Knot Resulting in a Sliding Knot
1956
Rope Eternal
11
Dai Vernon Dai Vernon's False Knot
1957
The Dai Vernon Book of Magic
155
Tony Slydini The Repeating Knot The performer ties a single knot. After displaying the knot, he unties it, tosses to the air and the knot is back on the rope. No matter how many times he unties it, the knot always comes back. False untying of knot.
 		1960
The Magic of Slydini
153
Everett Lyda Knot Routine three ways to make a knot
 		1962
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1962)
41
The False Knot
1968
Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!
22
J. "Rink" van Rinkhuyzen A Remarkable Square Knot
  • The Application of the Two Knots
 		1968
Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!
26
Twist Knot with extra piece, false knot
Related to 1968
Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!
90
J. "Rink" van Rinkhuyzen Another Remarkable Knot
  • The False Knot
 		1968
Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!
97
Eddie Taytelbaum Sliding & Vanishing Knot knot is moved from middle of rope to both ends, using false G.W. Hunter Puzzle Knot
 		1968
Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!
103
Chefalo Chefalo's Knot
1968
Give a Magician Enough Rope... and he'll do a trick!
120
Martin Gardner Martin Gardner's Chefalo Release double knot vanish, freeing scissors
Related toAlso published here
  • in "Hugard's Magic Monthly*
 1968
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks — Volume II
34
Edward Loyd Enochs Sander's Phantom Knot
1968
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks — Volume II
39
Joseph H. Fries The Illusive Knot
Also published here 1968
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks — Volume II
40
Keith Lingley Lingley's Swing-A-Way Knot
1968
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks — Volume II
41
Gerry Loe Loe's Chafalo Developments as Gerald Loe, ideas with the Chefalo knot
Related toAlso published here
  • Linking Ring
 1968
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks — Volume II
43
Gerry Loe, G. W. Hunter Loe's "Shoelace" Variations as Gerald Loe, ideas with Hunter's Shoe Laces Knot
Related toAlso published here
  • Linking Ring
 1968
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks — Volume II
45
W. Hutton Scobie The Scobie Knot
Also published here
  • Goodliffe's "Abracadabra"
 1968
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks — Volume II
73
Eddie Joseph Hindu Ring Mystery shoe lace knot and ring
 		1968
Abbott's Encyclopedia of Rope Tricks — Volume II
133
Karl Fulves The Left-Handed Knot comedy rope routine with two spectators and ring, woman can free rope from ring and man cannot
  • Handling of the Knot
  • Outline of the Routine
  • The Psychic Release
see also p. 676 for anecdote
Related to May 1971
The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 6 No. 7)
421
Sid Lorraine The Tubey Knot different knot, with tube
Inspired by 1971
Magick (Issue 22)
109
Arthur Setterington Chinese Rope Routine story routine about Confucius and a magician
  • appearance of a knot
  • one handed knot
  • dissolving and appearing knots
  • to "dissolve" a knot
  • to make two knots appear
  • the appearance of two knots
  • to tie a knot in a rope without letting go of the ends of the rope
  • to cause a number of knots to appear
 		1972
Straight Line Mysteries
31
Flip Hallema Knot Able knot routine, different false and flourish knots
 		1972
Fl!p Qu!k Tr!k Str!p
5
Linking Ring Rope Trick No. 466
Related to
  • "A New Rope Trick", Linking Ring, Feb. 1937, p. 933
 1972
Jacob Daley's Notebooks
130
Dr. J. Konstantin Garmisch No More Tangles Chefalo knot variation, presentation of knot vanish
 		1973
Magick (Issue 83)
412
J. "Rink" van Rinkhuyzen Beachtliche Möglichkeiten mit einem Gewöhnlichen Knoten false knot
  • Der Falsche Knoten
Also published here
  • The Gen
 Jan. 1974
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 3)
52
J. "Rink" van Rinkhuyzen Knoten in Hülle und Fülle knot routine with two different-colored ropes
Also published here
  • The Gen
 Jan. 1974
Intermagic (Vol. 1 No. 3)
54
Stewart Judah Judah's Version of Hunter's Bow Knot with a ring
 		1975
The Ring & Rope Book — Volume One
28
Philip Reed Willmarth Hunter Knot Spin Off with Hunter's Bow Knot
 		1975
The Ring & Rope Book — Volume One
29
Milbourne Christopher Chefalo Knot Release
1975
The Ring & Rope Book — Volume One
31
Flip Hallema Flip's Knot Release
1975
The Ring & Rope Book — Volume One
35
Verne Chesbro, Philip Reed Willmarth Chesbro's Knot it Off
1975
The Ring & Rope Book — Volume One
39
Dick Jarrow, Philip Reed Willmarth The "Scissors" Release
1975
The Ring & Rope Book — Volume One
42
Dick Jarrow Deejay Rope / Silk Pull Off
1975
The Ring & Rope Book — Volume One
58
The Fake Appearing Knot
1976
The Big Book of Magic
136
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
Related toAlso published here 1976
Sands Improved Ropesational
22
George Sands Slip Knot with extra piece
Also published here 1976
Sands Improved Ropesational
32
Tony Slydini Slydini Untying Knot false knot untying
 		1976
Sands Improved Ropesational
43
Karl Fulves Not a Knot simple false knot
 		1977
The Magic Book
49
Bill Wisch No Nonsense Knot method for setting up a slip knot
 		1979
Wisches
5
David Lederman No Knot dissolving knot
 		Aug. 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 8)
376
Jim Ryan Bow Tie Knot ring and rope
 		1981
Jim Ryan Close-Up: Sensational Stunners
19
G. W. Hunter Shoelace Knot ring and rope
 		1981
Jim Ryan Close-Up: Sensational Stunners
22
John Mueller Double Girth False Knot
June 1982
Apocalypse (Vol. 5 No. 6)
645
Lyle Laughlin The Cantu Knot dissolving knot
 		1982
Carlyle's 3-To-1 Rope
14
Tom Craven What? A Knot? convincing false knot with gimmicked rope
 		Apr. 1983
Apocalypse (Vol. 6 No. 4)
763
Steve Beam Biographical Rope humorous routine with a rope, several knots and fitting patter, see also p. 543 and p. 860
Also published here 1983
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 2)
27
Kevin Justice No Tie Knot false knot
Also published here 1983
The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 2)
30
Gary Ouellet The Blowaway Knot false knot with string
 		1983
The Homing Ring
5
Tony Lopilato "Pinch" Knot
Aug. 1984
Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 8)
956
Dick Koornwinder Naughty Knot knots appear and jump, fake knots, knot at elastic
 		1984
Diverting Kreations
11
Scheinknoten
1984
Exzellente Seilroutinen
19
Tony Lopilato Ghost Knots forming false knot with one hand
 		Apr. 1986
Apocalypse (Vol. 9 No. 4)
1193
Milbourne Christopher Vanishing Square Knot
Also published here
  • The Ashley Book of Knots
 1986
Contemporary Rope Magic — Part I
14
Chefalo The Chefalo Vanishing Knot
1987
Knot On The Square
10
Jack Miller The "Jack Miller Knot" Pretzel knot handling
 		1987
The Best of Buff
3
R. C. Buff On the Knee Pretzel knot handling
 		1987
The Best of Buff
5
Joseph K. Schmidt Slip Knot method to tie slip knot into two ropes
 		1987
The Best of Buff
11
Joseph K. Schmidt Male and Female Rope handling to male false and real knot
 		1987
The Best of Buff
15
Joseph K. Schmidt A Sliding Knot Sequence moving knot after Hunter's Puzzle knot
 		1987
The Best of Buff
20
Francis Martineau The Smoke and Forget Me Knot false knot with rope
 		1989
The Knot Collector
4
Philip Reed Willmarth The Portable Knot (Two-Handed Tony Lopilato Knot) complicated dissolving knot bundle
Inspired byRelated to 1989
The Knot Collector
6
G. W. Hunter The Bow or Shoelace Knot false knot
 		1989
The Knot Collector
18
John Brown Slydini-Knoten slip knot
Also published here Oct. 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 1)
30
Dissolving Double Knot No. 5, two ropes tied together, spectator pulls tight, yet ropes are separated by performer
 		1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
9
The Captive Knot No. 6, knot tied in rope, then ends tied together, performer can still untie first knot
Related to 1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
10
Horace E. Bennett Ghost Knot No. 7, slip knot transformed into overhand knot, then rope becomes linked to performer's jacket buttonhole
Also published here 1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
13
Karl Fulves The Slip Knot chapter intro
 		1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
17
Quick Slip Knot No. 8
 		1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
17
Slippery Knot No. 9, slip knot transformed into overhand knot while spectator holds ends
 		1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
18
Convertible Knot No. 12, slip knot that can convert into overhand knot
 		1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
24
Basic Square Knot No. 15, square knot (double knot) which can be opened easily
 		1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
34
The Granny Knot No. 16, square knot (double knot) which can be opened easily
 		1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
36
Milbourne Christopher Square-Knot Paradox No. 21, square knot dissolves when pulled, repeated
Related to 1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
44
Karl Fulves Dissolving Knots chapter intro
 		1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
65
Not Knot No. 33, knot vanishes when pulled tight
 		1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
65
Dissolve No. 34, dissolving knot
Related to 1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
66
Pull-Away Knot No. 35, knot tightens and dissolves
 		1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
68
Posi-Negative Knots No. 36, two knots made, rope shaken, both vanish
 		1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
69
Pretzel Knot No. 37, knot vanishes when pulled tight
 		1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
70
Karl Fulves The Hunter Knot chapter intro
 		1990
Self-Working Rope Magic
99
Aldo Colombini Hit false knot handling
 		1991
FISM Lecture Notes
4
Doug Edwards No Knot now based on the Girth Knot
 		Jan. 1992
Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 1)
2026
John Rubino Three Knots
Aug. 1993
Apocalypse (Vol. 16 No. 8)
2247
Harlan Tarbell How to Tie a Square Knot
1993
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 8
160
Steve Beam Biographical Rope humorous routine with a rope, several knots and fitting patter
Also published here 1993
Magic with No Entertainment Value II
2
Kevin Justice No Tie Knot
Also published here 1993
Magic with No Entertainment Value II
4
Mitsunobu Matsuyama, Martin Gardner Separating Knots two ropes together are knotted, knots separated, with Single Rope Variation, With Silks
Related to 1995
Arcane (Issue 14)
196
Aldo Colombini The Slip Knot
2000
Standing Room Only
3
Francis Tabary Dematerializing a Knot with extra piece
 		2004
The Award-Winning Rope Magic of Francis Tabary
162
Barrie Richardson The Impossible Knot Routine routine and presentation knot sequence
  • G. W. Hunter's Puzzle Knot
  • The Slow-motion Knot
  • The Bradbury Knot (reel)
Also published here
  • Concepts & Deceptions Lecture Notes, 1999
 2005
Act Two
179
Doug Edwards Knot Easy loose false knot in rope, wax
 		2006
Brass Knuckles
183
Martin Gardner, Joseph K. Schmidt Riddle Rope knot appears or not
  • The Chefalo Phase
  • Schmidt's Fake Chefalo
Related to 2008
Prolix (Issue 4)
265
George Sands Slipknot with extra piece
Also published here 2014
Ropes
44
Slip Knot with Finger Ring
Also published here 2016
The Performance Pieces & Divertissements of the Famous Handsome Jack, etc.
55
Slip Knot with Finger Ring
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
539