Routines

55 entries in Knife & Paddle / Routines
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Edward Victor The "Rainbow" Penknife penknife routine with many color changes, vanishes, and traveling to pocket
 		1940 ca.
More Magic of the Hands — Part Two
125
Knife and Paper Squares paddle move effect with paper pieces stuck to blade
 		1945
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
62
J. B. Bobo Chameleon Knives ungaffed, sleeving as switch
 		1947
Watch This One!
79
Jack Chanin Paddled with paddle, rubberband and coins
 		Jan. 1950
The Phoenix (Issue 194)
775
Robert Lotz Bob Lotz' Color Changing Knives shrinking knife climax
 		1952
Manipulating with Leech
14
Roy Walton* Knifed color change, transposition, travel to pocket, multiple phase routine
Related to
 1953
"Come a little closer..."
23
Matt Schulien Matt's Color Changing Knife Routine full routine
  • Part I - Introductory Color Changes
  • Part II - The Fake Explanation
  • Part III - Explanation With Two Knives
  • Part IV - "Put One In The Middle"
  • Part V - "I've Got Six Knives"
  • Part VI - Finish
 		1959
The Magic of Matt Schulien
116
Eugene Boyd Sucker Knife Finale
1964
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1963-64)
32
Niberco Colour-Changing Knife Routine knife changes color twice, two knifes
 		1967
The Art of Close-Up Magic — Volume 1
139
Bob Ostin A Novel Penknife Routine complete routine, with half-colored knife and small knife
Variations
 1968
Fingertip Fantasies
35
Paul Swinford Color Changing Knife Routine
1971
Lecture Notes
7
The Color Changing Knives
1972
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 7
209
Alf Goodwin, Harry Baron Twin Beds three paddles, story
 		Aug. 1975
Pabular (Vol. 1 No. 12)
143
Ralph W. Hull Juggling Knives routine for color changing knives, marketed in 1940
 		Apr. 1975
The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 10 No. 6)
949
Knives color changing knives
 		1975
Another Close-up Cavalcade
126
Sol Stone Knife Interlude
May 1980
Apocalypse (Vol. 3 No. 5)
342
Ken Brooke Penknife Routine
Also published here
 1980
Ken Brooke's Magic — The Unique Years
50
Frank Garcia, Matt Schulien A Handful Of Entertainment color changing knives routine
 		1982
The Close-up Magic of Frank Garcia — Part I
44
Stephen Tucker Excalibur color changing knife routines, holdout with sweatband in sleeve
 		July 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 15)
275
Juan Tamariz Rutina Capicua capicua=palindrome, multiple phase routine
Also published here
 1984
Magia Potagia — Volume III
50
Walt Lees Färbemesser color changing knives
Also published here
  • Magic Info, 1973/1974
 Nov. 1984
Intermagic (Vol. 11 No. 2)
90
T.C. Tahoe This is Only a Test color changing knife routine
 		Nov. 1986
Magical Arts Journal (Vol. 1 No. 4)
5
Juan Tamariz The Travelling Penknife chosen knife of two travels to the pocket
 		1989/91
Sonata
269
Juan Tamariz In Which the Colored Penknives pass through a Handkerchief penetration routine with a lot of variations
Also published here
 1989/91
Sonata
272
Juan Tamariz Progressive Routine 1-2-3 - Blanca, the Indomitable three phase routine with one, two, then three knives
Also published here
Variations
 1989/91
Sonata
281
Juan Tamariz Capicua Routine capicua=palindrome, multiple phase routine
Also published here
 1989/91
Sonata
284
Ken Brooke Meine Färbemesser-Routine
Also published here
 Oct. 1990
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 4 & 5)
141
Alex Elmsley The Elmsley Color-Changing Knife Routine
1991
The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1
175
Bob King Fantasy Knives
Jan. 1994
Apocalypse (Vol. 17 No. 1)
2307
Meir Yedid Color-Changing Knife Interlude knife under wrist watch band transposes with knife in hand
 		1994
Magical Wishes
74
James G. Thompson Jr. Völlig Einseitig
  • Ken Allens Jumping Gems
  • Die Münzenkelle
Also published here
 May 1994
Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 3)
92
Karl Norman Colour Changing Knives adaption of Matt Schulien's routine
 		1995
40 Years at the Forks
51
Bob King Lightning color changing knife, changes into lighter
 		1995
Opening Night Magic
29
Karl Fulves* The one sided paddle "Methods?"
paddle becomes invisible when other side is shown, posed as problem
Variations
 1996
The Fine Print (Issue 3)
54
Philip Reed Willmarth, Ronald J. Dayton Letters with method for paddle problem
Inspired by
 1997
The Fine Print (Issue 6)
155
Doug Conn Switch Blades five-phase color-changing knife routine
 		1997
Conn-Fidential
29
Pit Hartling The ...-Idea knive removed from keychain, changes color, jumps back onto keychain
 		1998
The Book
102
Roy Walton* Knifed color change, transposition, travel to pocket, multiple phase routine
Related to
 1998
Come A Little Closer
71
Robert McDaniel Technicolor Changing Knives
Feb. 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 2)
56
Steve Draun The Draun Knives color-changing knives routine
 		Mar. 2000
Channel One (Vol. 1 No. 3)
29
Antonio Romero Rutina de Navajas color changing knife routine, brief explanation of "The Perfect Holdout"
 		2003
La Magia Española del Siglo XX
269
Luis H. Trueba Cartas y Navajas card apparently located by pocket knife, short routine with two knives, then knife changes to selection
 		2003
Magia y Dramagia
136
Bob King Color-Changing Knives
2005
My Best To You
18
Alberto de Figueiredo Con dos navajas color changing knives, transposition plot with two knives
  • La navaja desaparece
  • Repetición con sorpresa
  • Transposición de navajas
  • Segunda transposición
  • Tercera transposición, visible y en manos del espectador
  • Reseteo
  • Incluso sin enmangues
Inspired by
 2009
13
150
Roberto Giobbi Climax for a Knife Routine transforming a knife into many small knives
 		2010
Secret Agenda (Issue July 2)
197
Jeff Prace Erasable Marker logo on sharpie marker fades and comes back
Also published here
 May 2010
MAGIC (Vol. 19 No. 9)
68
Johnny Thompson The Smash Climax knife transforms into many small knives
Inspired by
  • Ascanio Smash Climax
 2018
The Magic of Johnny Thompson (Issue 2)
90
Alexander de Cova Färbemesser on the color-changing knives
  • Die richtigen Messer
  • Wie bringe ich die Messer ins Spiel?
    • Geldscheindurchdringung
    • Messer durch Taschentuch
    • Close-up-Kartenstechen
    • Tricks mit Fäden
    • Messer Monte
    • Matrix
 		2018
Burners — Vol. 6
118
Roberto Mansilla Las Navajas color changing knife routine, transposition under handkerchief, in spectator's hands, dual reality suggestion routine and shrinking knife
 		2019
Çerca
75
David Regal Stabbing Season color-changing Knives routine
 		2019
Interpreting Magic
242
Danny Cheng Current Favorite color changing knife, fake explanation in which another knife is produced from a tiny purse, along with a fake finger and another knife
Inspired by
 July 2021
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 4)
106
Alexander Boyce Color Changing Knives presented as monte routine, with black and white knife
 		2021
A Short Booklet
10
Jeff Prace Erasable Marker logo on sharpie marker fades and comes back
Also published here
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
945
Juan Tamariz The Rainbow Knife "A Stand-Up Knife Routine"
card is found using pocketknife, then white knife changes to various colors and ends up as rainbow knife, then knife vanishes
 		2022
Letters from Juan — Volume 1
18
Roberto Mansilla René Lavand & His Knives
Apr. 2026
Genii (Vol. 89 No. 4)
26