Beam, Steve

Book

2011
Written by Steve Beam
Work of Steve Beam

31 pages (Stapled), published by Trapdoor Productions
Illustrated with drawings by Steve Beam
Language: English

16 entries

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Page	Categories
Steve Beam	Northern Ireland Shuffle	variation on the Ireland Red/Black Overhand Shuffle, minimising single card run		3	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Divided Deck
Steve Beam	The Underhand Shuffle - A Primer	The Work Finer Points Why It Works Double Undercut Alternative Top-Stock Only Cutting The Pack Face Up Throw-Off Retaining a Card Near the Center Retaining the Middle Stock Red/Black Shuffle As a Full-Deck Control		5	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Transfers & Displacements Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Divided Deck Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Partial Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / False / Full Deck / Miscellaneous
Steve Beam	Greased Shortening	one of five	Also published here Greased Shortening (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7, 2006) also in: Greased Shortening (Steve Beam, The Trapdoor — Volume One, 2011) Inspired by Killocation (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks, 1993) also in: Killocation (Vienna Notes, 1995) Related to Jinxed (Steve Beam, The Trapdoor — Volume One, 1986) also in: Jinxed (Semi-Automatic Card Tricks, 1993) Killocation (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks, 1993) also in: Killocation (Vienna Notes, 1995)	8	Cards / Principles / Multiple Out Cards / Effect Themes / Think a Card / limited Choice
Steve Beam	The Acquisition Shuffle	setting some cards to specific positions		9	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Stacking Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Transfers & Displacements
Steve Beam	Split False Cut	four packets	Also published here Split False Cut #1 (Steve Beam, They Don't Make Trap Doors Like They Used To Do Or You Too Can Walk On Water, 1978) also in: Split False Cut (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8, 2010)	11	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / False Cut / Complete / In the Hands
Steve Beam	Bye Pass Operation		Also published here Bye-Pass Operation (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2, 1995) also in: Bye-Pass Operation (Steve Beam, The Innovations Collection, 1995) Inspired by A Cut Below (Steve Pressley, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks, 1993) also in: A Cut Below (FFFF-ing Great Card Moves, 2011) Related to Double Take (Jason Dean, Deal or No Deal, 2008)	15	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Convincing Control & Variations
Steve Beam	King of the Hill Control	controlling a card above a partial stack Alternative Bottom Control	Also published here King of the Hill Control (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3, 2000)	17	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Shuffle Controls
Steve Pressley	A Cut Below	single card control, to the bottom	Also published here A Cut Below (Steve Pressley, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks, 1993) Variations Bye-Pass Operation (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 2, 1995) also in: Bye-Pass Operation (The Innovations Collection, 1995) Bye Pass Operation (FFFF-ing Great Card Moves, 2011) Control Center (Steve Beam, FFFF-ing Great Card Moves, 2011) also in: Control Center (Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9, 2015)	18	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Cut Controls
Steve Beam	Control Center	control to the top of the deck	Also published here Control Center (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 9, 2015) Inspired by A Cut Below (Steve Pressley, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks, 1993) also in: A Cut Below (FFFF-ing Great Card Moves, 2011)	19	Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Cut Controls
Steve Beam	Internal Control	cards biddled into left hand one by one until spectator says stop, then top and bottom slipped off at once, force and control/switch, effect application in which a selection is divined via other cards, all other cards blank or duplicates	Related to Slip-Jog (Jerry Sadowitz, Spell-Binder, 1982) also in: Slip Jog (Cards Hit, 1984) Slip Jog (Misdirection, 2023)	21	Cards / Sleights / Force / Stop Force Cards / Effect Themes / Gags & Curiousities / Things happen to the whole deck Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Lie Detector (without spelling)
Steve Beam	Dribble Stud Force	bold, turning over both halves	Also published here Dribble Stud Force (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 5, 2004) also in: Dribble Stud Force (Steve Beam, Noteworthy, 2008)	25	Cards / Sleights / Force / Dribble Force
Steve Beam	Cut-Deeper Force - A Sleight Variation		Also published here Cut-Deeper Force - Sleight Variation (Steve Beam, Sam Mayer, Ed Balducci, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8, 2010)	26	Cards / Sleights / Force / Cut Forces / Cut-Deeper Force
Steve Beam	Bottoms Up Force	discrepant	Also published here Bottoms Up Force (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8, 2010)	27	Cards / Sleights / Force / Cut Forces / Miscellaneous
Steve Beam	Another Flipping Force	one or multiple cards Multiple Selection	Also published here Another Flipping Force (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8, 2010)	28	Cards / Sleights / Force / Cut Forces / Miscellaneous
Steve Beam	The Fifth Coincidence		Also published here The Fifth Coincidence (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 8, 2010)	29	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Spectator finds four of a kind
Steve Beam	Forked Fan Force	ending with two cards, one eliminated verbally	Also published here Forked Fan Force (Steve Beam, Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 3, 2000) also in: Forked Fan Force (Steve Beam, The Underhand Shuffle, 2001) Related to The "Stop!" Fan Discovery (George G. Kaplan, The Fine Art of Magic, 1948) also in: Stop! Fan Force (Acting vs. Technique, 1998) The "Stop!" Fan Discovery (The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic, 2008)	30	Cards / Principles / Equivoque Cards / Sleights / Force / Fan Force

Data entered by Denis Behr, April 2020.

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