Bob Stencel

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Clayton Rawson	The Cockeyed Cards	joker always shows up and is torn up, then shows up again and pieces are now selection	Related to Once Torn, Twice Restored (Bob Stencel, 1985) Also published here The Cockeyed Cards (Clayton Rawson, 1972)	1942	Prepared Cards and Accessories	21	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Funny Locations Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / with mutilated card(s)
Edward Marlo	The Torn Joker	performer wants to find selection but finds Joker twice, then tears it up, Joker is found again and torn pieces of Joker are shown to be selection	Related to Once Torn, Twice Restored (Bob Stencel, 1985)	Dec. 1956	Ibidem (Issue 8)	8	Cards / Effect Themes / Torn & Restored / At once Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / with mutilated card(s)
Roy Walton	Oil and Queens	transformation kicker	Related to Vanishing Water (Roy Walton, 1969) Variations Oil & Aces (Nick Trost, 1979) Water and Oil Barrons (William P. Miesel, 1982) Ascension (Philip T. Goldstein, 1982) A Load Of..... (Paul Brignall, 1983) So These Must Be... (Stephen Tucker, 1983) Oel und Asse (Richard Vollmer, 1985 ca.) Öl und wASSEr (Roberto Giobbi, 1987) Ascension (Philip T. Goldstein, 1990) Oil & Water Plus (Dave Campbell, 1992) Age of Reason (Bob Stencel, Terry LaGerould, 1992) Dave Bendix Variation (David Bendix, 1992) Age Of Reason (Bob Stencel, Terry LaGerould, 1992) An Odin Sequel (Peter Duffie, 1993) Before Reason (Terry LaGerould, 1993) Mixing With Royalty (Steven Hamilton, 1998) Oils Well That Ends Well (Mark Mason, 2000) Der Frauenschwarm (Sveroni, 2008) Another "Oil and Queens" (Nick Trost, 2008) Oil and Aces (Nick Trost, 2011) Oil an Queens Poker Hand (Nick Trost, 2011) Expertalk: Alfredo Alvarez on Finessed Oil & Queens (Alfredo Alvarez, 2013) Also published here Oil and Queens (Roy Walton, 1981)	1969	The Devil's Playthings	15	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / Oil & Water / with Kicker
Bob Stencel	Cannibal Cards	two cards vanish between the four cannibals, see p. 608 for correction	Inspired by "The Cannibals and the Missionaries" (Alex Elmsley)	Dec. 1972	The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 2)	573	Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Cannibals
Bob Stencel	The Ditch			Dec. 1972	The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 2)	578	Cards / Sleights / Lapping / Bottom Card(s) Cards / Sleights / Ditching Cards / Lapping
Bob Stencel	Counting Four as Five		Related to Four As Five (Karl Fulves, 1973)	Dec. 1972	The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 8 No. 2)	578	Cards / Sleights / False Count / Overcounts (as more than are there)
Karl Fulves	Four As Five		Related to Counting Four as Five (Bob Stencel, 1972)	1973	Packet Switches (Part Two)	104	Cards / Sleights / False Count / Overcounts (as more than are there)
Bob Stencel, Karl Fulves	Stencel's Effect	three Aces placed in deck, top three cards dealt onto remaining Ace, they're the Aces		1977	The Pallbearers Review (Vol. 10 No. Close-Up Folio #10)	1028	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / more or less off-beat variations Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / Ambitious Card Theme / Multiple Ambition
Bob Stencel, Archie Mcintyre, Bill Nagler	Rip It Up	two selected card, on turns over several times in the deck, the card is signed and torn and changes to second selection, duplicate	Related to Rip It Up (Dennis Sargent, 1979) Once Torn, Twice Restored (Bob Stencel, 1985)	Apr. 1978	Pabular (Vol. 4 No. 8)	562	Cards / Effect Themes / Torn & Restored / At once Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Simple Card Turnovers Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front
Dennis Sargent	Rip It Up	no duplicate	Inspired by Rip It Up (Bob Stencel, Archie Mcintyre, Bill Nagler, 1978)	Feb. 1979	Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 2)	641	Cards / Effect Themes / Torn & Restored / At once Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Simple Card Turnovers Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front
Jeff Busby (reviewer)	The Overhand Shuffle Action Palm	by Bob Stencel (written by George Joseph)		May 1982	Epoptica (Issue 1)	47	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Bob Stencel, John Scarne	The Overhand Shuffle Action Palm		Inspired by Scarne Shuffle Palm II (John Scarne, 1991) Related to Stencel's Action Palm (Bob Stencel, John Scarne, 1992)	1982	"The Overhand Shuffle" Action Palm	1	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Left Hand / Bottom
Bob Stencel	The Final Card	final card vanish for cards to pocket / up the sleeve, with a handkerchief		1984	Fork Full of Appetizers — Book 2	57	Cards / Sleights / Vanish / Miscellaneous
Bob Stencel	The Stencel Aces		Variations The Simple Stencel (Larry Jennings, 1997) Interrobang Aces (?!) (John Bannon, Bob Stencel, 2004) Stenographic Aces (Justin Higham, 2015) Stencel Aces with Aces (Noah Levine, 2024)	Summer 1985	The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 28, 29 & 30)	281	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Classic
Bob Stencel	Once Torn, Twice Restored	first selection reverses itself again and again, is torn and changes to second selection, double facer	Related to The Cockeyed Cards (Clayton Rawson, 1942) The Torn Joker (Edward Marlo, 1956) Rip It Up (Bob Stencel, Archie Mcintyre, Bill Nagler, 1978) Torn & Restored Transposition (David Williamson, 1989) Déjà ReVurse (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	Autumn 1985	The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 31, 32 & 33)	328	Cards / Effect Themes / Torn & Restored / At once Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / with mutilated card(s) Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
Bob Stencel	The No-Reverse Reverse	reversed card in deck is apparently turned over but stays reversed	Related to Non-Reverse Reverse (Harry Lorayne, 1990) Another Non-Reverse Reverse (Harry Lorayne, 1990) The Wondereverse (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	Autumn 1985	The Collected Almanac (Vol. 3 No. 31, 32 & 33)	330	Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Active
Tommy Wonder	Deja ReVurse	first selection reverses itself again and again, is torn and changes to second selection	Inspired by Once Torn, Twice Restored (Bob Stencel, 1985) Related to Followers of Christ (Harapan Ong, 2018) The Restless Joker (Helder Guimarães, 2019) Also published here Déjà ReVurse (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	1986	The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5	37	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Front
Tommy Wonder	The Wondereverse	reversed card in deck is apparently turned over but stays reversed	Related to The No-Reverse Reverse (Bob Stencel, 1985) Non-Reverse Reverse (Harry Lorayne, 1990) Another Non-Reverse Reverse (Harry Lorayne, 1990)	1986	The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 5	38	Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Active
Bob Stencel	Circular Subtlety			1986	Thirty Five Years Later	40	Cards / Sleights / False Display / Spread which hides cards
David Williamson	Torn & Restored Transposition		Related to The Joker's Revenge (Karl Fulves, 1975) The Torn Up Switch (Colin Linn, 1982) Once Torn, Twice Restored (Bob Stencel, 1985) Torn and Restored Location (Frederick Braue, 1985) Variations Torn & Kinda Restored (Chad Long, 1995) Impossible Closer (Carey Heim, 1999) Unique (Dani DaOrtiz, 2008) Also published here Torn and Restored Transposition (David Williamson, 1984)	1989	Williamson's Wonders	72	Cards / Effect Themes / Torn & Restored / At once Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / with mutilated card(s)
Harry Lorayne	Ah, Finally!	two selection, first turns over again and again, finally second turns over	Related to Once Torn, Twice Restored (Bob Stencel, 1985) Deja ReVurse (Tommy Wonder, Bob Stencel, 1986)	1990	Trend Setters	183	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Miscellaneous
Harry Lorayne	Non-Reverse Reverse	card is apparently turned over	Related to The No-Reverse Reverse (Bob Stencel, 1985) The Wondereverse (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	1990	Trend Setters	183	Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Active
Harry Lorayne	Another Non-Reverse Reverse	card is apparently turned over	Related to The No-Reverse Reverse (Bob Stencel, 1985) The Wondereverse (Tommy Wonder, 1996)	1990	Trend Setters	189	Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Active
Harry Lorayne	Reverse Effect	two selection, first turns over again and again, finally second turns over	Related to Once Torn, Twice Restored (Bob Stencel, 1985) Deja ReVurse (Tommy Wonder, Bob Stencel, 1986)	1990	Trend Setters	192	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Miscellaneous
Bob Stencel	Fixing the Gazinta	two phases		1990	Cardfixes	131	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Forcing Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to impossible Location / Hat
Bob Stencel	Circular Display			Oct. 1991	The Olram File (Issue 10)	10	Cards / Sleights / False Display / Spread which hides cards
John Scarne	Scarne Shuffle Palm II	overhand shuffle cover	Related to The Office (Karl Fulves, 1991) Variations The Overhand Shuffle Action Palm (Bob Stencel, John Scarne, 1982)	1991	Swindle Sheet (Issue 9)	100	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Left Hand / Bottom
Bob Stencel, Alex Elmsley	Relaxed Elmsley Count			1992	Card Finesse II	57	Cards / Sleights / False Count / Elmsley Count
Bob Stencel, John Scarne	Stencel's Action Palm	overhand shuffle cover	Related to The Overhand Shuffle Action Palm (Bob Stencel, John Scarne, 1982)	1992	Card Finesse II	83	Cards / Sleights / Palming / Classic Palm / Left Hand / Bottom
Bob Stencel	Revertible Ladies	backfire assembly		1992	Card Finesse II	202	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Reverse
Bob Stencel, Terry LaGerould	Age of Reason	4&4	Inspired by Oil and Queens (Roy Walton, 1969) Also published here Age Of Reason (Bob Stencel, Terry LaGerould, 1992)	1992	Card Finesse II	274	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / Oil & Water / with Kicker
Bob Stencel, Terry LaGerould	Age Of Reason	4&4	Inspired by Oil and Queens (Roy Walton, 1969) Also published here Age of Reason (Bob Stencel, Terry LaGerould, 1992)	Oct. 1992	MAGIC (Vol. 2 No. 2)	51	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / Oil & Water / with Kicker
Bob Stencel	Circular Subtlety			1994	Roger's Thesaurus	73	Cards / Sleights / False Display / Spread which hides cards
Tommy Wonder	The Wondereverse	reversed card in deck is apparently turned over but stays reversed	Related to The No-Reverse Reverse (Bob Stencel, 1985) Non-Reverse Reverse (Harry Lorayne, 1990) Another Non-Reverse Reverse (Harry Lorayne, 1990)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	164	Cards / Sleights / Reverses / More for One Card or a few Cards / Active
Tommy Wonder	Déjà ReVurse	first selection reverses itself again and again, is torn and changes to second selection	Inspired by Once Torn, Twice Restored (Bob Stencel, 1985) Also published here Deja ReVurse (Tommy Wonder, 1986)	1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 1	167	Cards / Effect Themes / Turnover & Reverse / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Single Card / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Two Cards / with mutilated card(s)
Tommy Wonder, Bob Stencel	Chop-Cup Load	loading technique		1996	The Books of Wonder — Volume 2	94	Cup / Cups & Balls / One Cup & Chop Cup Routines
James Swain, Bob Stencel	The Stencel Move	Vernon Transfer Handling, from packet to deck		1996	Miracles with Cards	18	Cards / Sleights / Ditching Cards / On the Deck or Case Cards / Sleights / Transfers / Vernon Transfer
Larry Jennings	The Simple Stencel		Inspired by The Stencel Aces (Bob Stencel, 1985)	1997	Jennings '67	212	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Classic
John Bannon, Bob Stencel	Interrobang Aces (?!)		Inspired by The Stencel Aces (Bob Stencel, 1985)	2004	Dear Mr. Fantasy	32	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Classic
Justin Higham	Stenographic Aces		Inspired by The Stencel Aces (Bob Stencel, 1985) Related to Four For All (Jerry K. Hartman, 1973) "Poker Deal Assembly" (Roger Crosthwaite, Abra 2430)	2015	Highlights	29	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Classic
John Hostler, Bob Stencel	Reltsoh Blatancy	Olram Subtlety variation		2016	Magnum Opossum	86	Cards / Sleights / False Display / Hiding Surfaces
Bob Stencel	Malini's Rope Cut			2022	Max Malini	379	Rope / Cut & Restored
Noah Levine	Stencel Aces with Aces	Aces are signed	Inspired by The Stencel Aces (Bob Stencel, 1985)	Nov. 2024	Genii (Vol. 87 No. 11)	72	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Fake Indices Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Gaffed
Bob Stencel	Circular Subtlety	brief		2024	All In — Volume 2	75	Cards / Sleights / False Display / Spread which hides cards
Bob Stencel	In the Hands (Cutting Table Switch)	as hands meet, deck then cut onto table		2025	Conover — Volume 4: Selections from the Tim Conover Notebooks	15	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Deck & Thick Packet Switches / Technical / Tabled

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