Williamson, David

Book

1990 ca.
Written by David Williamson
Work of David Williamson

20 pages (Stapled), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings by Various
Language: English

11 entries

How Magic Works (written by David Williamson, work of David Williamson, 1990 ca.)
Creators	Title	Comments & References		Page	Categories
David Williamson	The Rising Cards	three cards, on rises reversed and visibly turns over	Also published here The Rising Cards (David Williamson, For Your Eyes Only, 1984) also in: The Rising Cards (David Williamson, Striking Magic, 1984) Rising Cards (David Williamson, MagiFest ManiFest, 2003)	1	Cards / Sleights / Pinky Rise & Co Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Rising Card(s) / Impromptu
David Williamson	Kung Fu Quarter		Also published here Pencil Pusher (David Williamson, MagiFest ManiFest, 2003) Inspired by Pencil Thru Quarter (Michael Ammar, Encore I, 1980) also in: Pencil Thru Quarter (The Magic of Michael Ammar, 1991)	3	Coin / Effect Themes / Penetration / Cigarette, Pencil, ... through Coin
Bob Elliott, David Williamson	Flipswitch	variation	Inspired by Flipswitch (Bob Elliott, Apocalypse, 1978)	3	Coin / Sleights / Switches / Turnover
David Williamson	Reverse Matrix	four coins, four cards	Also published here Reverse Matrix (David Williamson, Encore II, 1981) also in: Reverse Matrix (David Williamson, For Your Eyes Only, 1984) Reverse Matrix (David Williamson, Striking Magic, 1984) … and 2 more	4	Coin / Effect Themes / Traveling / Matrix / Reverse Matrix
Paul Gertner	Scoop			5	Coin / Sleights / Matrix Moves
Earl Nelson	Loading Sequence	coin loaded under card as it is lifted		6	Coin / Sleights / Matrix Moves
David Williamson	A Little Spoon Bending	spoon bending with secret extra bowl	Also published here A Spoon Bending Routine (David Williamson, Opus, 1988) also in: Eine Löffel-Verbiege-Routine (David Williamson, Intermagic, 1995) Prehensil Utensil (David Williamson, MagiFest ManiFest, 2003) Variations Weird Science (Jon Allen, Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut, 1995)	7	Spoon & Fork Mental Magic / Effects / Metal Bending
David Williamson	Spectator Cuts the Kings		Also published here Spectator Cuts the Kings (David Williamson, The Minotaur, 1989) also in: Return of the Kings (David Williamson, MagiFest ManiFest, 2003)	13	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Spectator cuts to the Aces
David Williamson	Fake Pick-Up			14	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Miscellaneous
Bruce Allen	Hope on a Rope	with extra piece	Also published here The Ring and Rope (Bruce Allen, Striking Magic, 1984) also in: Ring Around the Rope (Bruce Allen, MagiFest ManiFest, 2003) Related to On Ring and Rope Routines (Jon Racherbaumer, Swipe, 1992) Double Impact (Jon Allen, Jon Allen's Lecture — The Director's Cut, 1995) Variations Ring & Rope Climax (Felix Farrell, Aus dem Effeff..., 1995) Cuerda y Tijera (Alberto de Figueiredo, Veintiséis, 2019)	16	Ring / Ring and Rope Routines & Moves
David Williamson	Easy Aces	faced deck	Also published here Easy Aces (David Williamson, For Your Eyes Only, 1984) also in: Easy Aces (David Williamson, Striking Magic, 1984) Easy Aces (David Williamson, MagiFest ManiFest, 2003) Inspired by Having made Four Packets of Cards with an Ace at the bottom of each, to bring all Four Aces into whichever Packet the Company may choose (Modern Magic, 1876) Related to Having made Four Packets of Cards with an Ace at the bottom of each, to bring all Four Aces into whichever Packet the Company may choose (Modern Magic, 1876) Easy Aces (R. Paul Wilson, Stick Man & Easy Aces, 2003) … and 1 more	20	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Classic

Data entered by Lorenz Schär, April 2018.

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