Bare Handed

100 entries in Cards / Sleights / Vanish / Bare Handed
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
The Back and Front of Hand Continuous Palm with Cards
1902
The Modern Conjurer
46
Paul Valadon Fake Transfer of Packet
1902
The Modern Conjurer
80
Laurie Ireland Wrinkle for a Single Card Vanish
1931
Ireland Writes a Book
24
Laurie Ireland Another Single Card Vanish
1931
Ireland Writes a Book
24
Throw Vanish & Reproduction during boomerang flourish
 		1933
Card Manipulations (Issue 1)
21
Joe Karson The Vanishing "Bird Cage" Card
Variations 1945
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
130
Back to Front Hand Card Vanish e.g. for last card in cards up the sleeve
 		1945
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
185
Pivot Card Vanish
1945
Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 4
188
A Card Vanishes false transfer
 		1946
Card Control
130
The Push Down Vanish false transfer
 		1946
Card Control
131
Jack (?) Larkin Larkin's Throw Palm
Mar. 1948
The Phoenix (Issue 146)
586
Arthur H. Buckley To Vanish the Last Two Cards in presenting "The Ten Cards to Pocket" false transfer
Related to 1948
Principles and Deceptions
159
The Slide Vanish card pushed in hand
 		1948
The Card Expert Entertains
145
Dr. Jacob Daley Two-Handed Click Pass barehanded
 		1950
Stars of Magic (Vol. 7 No. 1)
106
Cy Endfield card vanish
1955
Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part I
37
Fadeaway coin vanish on knee, in trouser fold
Related to 1956
The Best in Magic
39
Bill Simon Sitting Vanish seated, coin on leg is vanished and reproduced
Related toAlso published here 1956
The Best in Magic
42
Jerry Andrus Lapping Vanish propelled
Related toAlso published here 1957
Up Close with Andrus
6
Dai Vernon False Transfer with Card
1960
More Inner Secrets of Card Magic
68
Jerry Andrus Lapping Vanish of single card
Also published here
  • from 1957 lecture of Jerry Andrus
 1960
Steranko on Cards
80
Cliff Green Free-Handed Vanish
VariationsAlso published here 1961
Professional Card Magic
135
Dai Vernon Slow Motion Card Vanish "Chapter Seventeen", thumbnail clip
Related to 1967
Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic
103
Jerry Andrus Lapping Vanish propelled
Also published here 1974
Special Magic
14
Karl Fulves Single Card Lapping Vanish
1975
Methods with Cards — Part 3
193
Rick Johnsson The Kick Technique isolated card is lapped as a vanish
 		1976
Practical Impossibilities
11
Rick Johnsson Impossible Dream
1976
Practical Impossibilities
33
Allan Ackerman Roll Over Card Vanish bare handed
Variations 1978
Here's My Card
46
Danny Korem Single Card Vanish free-handed, pendulum holdout
 		1978
The Upside Down Toppit
12
Danny Korem Preferred Vanish of the Card free-handed, pendulum holdout
 		1978
The Upside Down Toppit
15
Ross Bertram The Blackstone "Birdcage" Card Vanish
1978
Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram
70
Ross Bertram False Transfer with Card using Tenkai Palm
 		1978
Magic and Methods of Ross Bertram
77
David Stahl BirdCage Vanish free-handed card vanish, to Tenkai and then lapped
Inspired byRelated to 1978
Don't Stall, Stahl!
10
Rainer Teschner Einige Kartengriffe: a) false transfer with card
 		1979
Das Rainer Teschner Seminar 79
29
Danny Korem Vanish from Hand
1980
The Upside Down Toppit — Volume II
10
Lapping Vanish of isolated card, similar to Andrus' Tunnel Vanish
 		1980
Disappearing Aces
4
Arturo de Ascanio Ascanios Fintenpalmage as vanish for last card in cards up the sleeve
Also published here 1980
Das Ascanio Seminar — Graz 1980
34
Ross Bertram Birdcage Vanish
1982
The Complete Works of Derek Dingle
54
John Ramsay Card Vanish for the last card
 		1982
The Ramsay Finale
32
Peter Kane Spider Vanish with Card
1982
Kane
143
Edward Marlo Fake Propelled Lapping card is apparently (!) lapped
Also published here 1983
Marlo without Tears
201
Edward Marlo Rear Palm Approach description of the position
 		1983
Marlo without Tears
203
Instantaneous Vanish
1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
394
Gerald Deutsch Table Card Vanish lapping
 		1985
Best of Friends — Volume II
558
Felix Fabian Single Card Double Color Change and Vanish "This is one of the finest effects of pure sleight-of-hand in existence."
  • Snap Change with back-to-back clean-up
  • Snap-Over Change
  • False transfer and removed from pocket
Also published here
  • Sphinx, July 1924, p. 164
 1985
The Fred Braue Notebooks (Issue 1)
9
Gary Kurtz The Longitudinal Vanish and Transfer retention of vision vanish with a card
Also published here 1987
Several New Pieces
15
Gary Kurtz The Longitudinal Vanish and Transfer retention of vision vanish with a card
Also published here 1988
Continuations ... Departures 2
14
Gary Kurtz The Longitudinal Vanish and Transfer retention of vision vanish with a card, transfer from right LTP to left classic palm
Also published here 1988
Continuations ... Departures 1 & 2
31
Dai Vernon Will-O'-the-Wisp vanish and recovery via handwashing
 		1989
The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3
81
Larry Jennings Bare-Handed Bottom Palm single card vanish
Also published here 1990
Up in Smoke and Other Tantalizing Mysteries
13
John Carney False Transfer with Card
1991
Carneycopia
174
Gary Kurtz The Longitudinal Palm Vanish And Transfer false transfer sequence, transfer from TLP to classic
Variations 1992
Prinzipien in der Praxis
14
Arturo de Ascanio La Finta as vanish for last card in cards up the sleeve
Also published here 1992
La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 6
65
Sid Fleischman False Transfer and Vanish with back palm
 		1993
The Charlatan's Handbook
97
Pivot Palm Vanish
1993
The Charlatan's Handbook
98
Tom Stone Half-Card Vanish packet of half cards vanishes as hand waves over them
 		1993
The Warpsmith's Toolbox
[9]
Meir Yedid Card Vanish card apparently placed in left fist
 		1994
Magical Wishes
85
Dan Tong Pad Vanish card on close-up pad vanishes when covered with both hands, levered up into Tenkai Palm
 		1994
Wonderful Routines of Magic — The Second Addendum
147
Lennart Green The Laser Deal Snap Deal as a visual vanish of multiple cards one by one
 		1995
Snap Deal
16
Lennart Green Additional Notes Snap Deal as a switch and simulating the snap deal while left hand makes snap sound
 		1995
Snap Deal
19
Lennart Green, Rick Johnsson Snap Lap card dealt to table vanishes cleanly, lapping card instead of palming it
 		1995
Snap Deal
20
Gary Kurtz The Longitudinal Palm Vanish and Transfer retention of vision vanish with a card, transfer from right LTP to left classic palm
Also published here 1995
Lecture Notes 1995
18
Cliff Green Free-Handed Vanish
Also published here 1996
Professional Close-up of Curtis Kam
77
Back Palm Vanish
Oct. 1996
MAGIC (Vol. 6 No. 2)
84
Larry Jennings Gambler's Cop Vanish bare-handed
 		1997
Jennings '67
172
Larry Jennings Bottom Palm Vanish barehanded
 		1997
Jennings '67
183
Ellis Stanyon Making One or Several Cards Vanish by Palming No. 20, false transfer of packet or card
Variations 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
249
Karl Fulves Supplementary Note false transfer with card, invisible palm presentation, short routine, also with credit card
Inspired by 1999
Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks
250
Gregory Wilson Card false transfer card false-transferred from right hand to left, used as vanish
Related to 1999
Labyrinth (Issue 12)
20
Tom Stone Half-Card Vanish packet of half cards vanishes as hand waves over them
 		2000
...at first sight
7
Ray Kosby, William Goodwin Spider Card Vanish
June 2000
Genii (Vol. 63 No. 6)
49
Mark Aspiazu A Card Vanish Bird Cage vanish with unload/ditch onto tabled deck
Inspired by June 2000
Onyx (Issue 11)
13
John Carney False Transfer with Card
2002
The Book of Secrets
91
Tom Stone Half-Card Vanish packet of half cards vanishes as hand waves over them
 		2002
Tracking Mr. Fogg
10
Edward Marlo Propelled Lapping Vanish
Also published here July 2002
MAGIC (Vol. 11 No. 11)
80
Larry Jennings Bottom Palm Vanish bare handed
Also published here 2005
Up In Smoke
52
Larry Jennings Bottom Palm Vanish II bare handed
Inspired by 2005
Up In Smoke
54
LTP Vanish
2005
Overlap
110
False Transfer to vanish folded card
 		2006
Power Plays
41
Arturo de Ascanio The Ascanio Ten Palm as vanish for last card in cards up the sleeve
 		2008
The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic
113
Arturo de Ascanio The Palm Proper as vanish for last card in cards up the sleeve
Also published here 2008
The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic
114
Tom Stone Half-Card Vanish packet of half cards vanishes as hand waves over them
 		2010
Vortex
90
David Acer Kurtz Longitudinal Vanish Variation with packet
 		Mar. 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 3)
48
Tom Stone False Transfer & Lapping Vanish
Also published here July 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 7)
51
Tom Stone False Transfer & Lapping Vanish
Also published here 2014
Runes of Tomorrow
28
Kent Cummins Kent's Back Palm Change Card vanishes and reappears as a different card
Related to 2015
The Saturday Morning Session
25
Dani DaOrtiz The Gun lapping technique, here to make a card vanish from the hand
 		May 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 5)
39
Pivot Vanish
2016
The Secrets of So Sato
19
Jerry Andrus Vanish in Hands lapping
Related to 2016
The Secrets of So Sato
106
Pivot Vanish
Feb. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 2)
30
Edward Marlo Fake Propelled Lapping
Also published here 2019
Output (Issue 4)
13
Ben Hart LTP Card Vanish false transfer
Inspired byRelated to 2020
The Darkest Corners
210
John Carney Card Vanish manipulative, in the hands
 		2020
Sleights & Insights
168
James Swain Card Vanish lapping
 		June 2022
Elixir (Vol. 3 No. Florida Issue Part Two)
90
Edward Marlo Propelled Lapping Vanish
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
106
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Italian Palm load under mat to vanish card
 		2022
Vallarino
276
Propelled Lapping Vanish
Aug. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 8)
56
Scott Baird Card Vanish false transfer and ditch on deck, red/blue double backer
 		Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
756
Pedro Lacerda Cop Vanish
2023
The Finest Magic of Pedro Lacerda
218
Pedro Lacerda Dividing Switch as Vanish card ends up in right-hand Tenkai palm
Related to 2023
The Finest Magic of Pedro Lacerda
218
Alfonso Aceituno Alternative Ending card vanishes while apparently throwing it to a spectator
 		2025
Those Little Things and a Bird
45