Carpenter, Jack

Book

1997
Written by Jack Carpenter
Work of Jack Carpenter

102 pages (Spiralbound), published by Selfpublished
Illustrated with drawings by Joshua Torgerson
Language: English

33 entries

This publication has been reviewed by

Michael Close (MAGIC, Vol. 7 No. 3, Nov. 1997, p. 29)

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Page	Categories
Darwin Ortiz	Foreward			7	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Jack Carpenter	Introduction			9	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
Jack Carpenter	Preliminary Notes and Credits	credits for the Freeman Display		11	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / All at once
Jack Carpenter	A Dance for the Devious	Queens vanish one by one, reproduced at once together again	Related to I Dance for the Devious - Two (Jack Carpenter, Allan Ackerman, Ackerman 2004, 2005) also in: I Dance for the Devious - Two (All In — Volume 1, 2024) Variations I Dance for the Devious - Two (Jack Carpenter, Allan Ackerman, Ackerman 2004, 2005) also in: I Dance for the Devious - Two (All In — Volume 1, 2024)	15	Cards / Effect Themes / Vanish / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / All at once
Edward Marlo, Jack Merlin	Drop Switch			17	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Tip-Over Switch
S. W. Erdnase	Erdnase Break			20	Cards / Sleights / Break / Basic Break Handlings
Jack Carpenter	The Flash Production			23	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / All at once
Jack Carpenter	A Potent Presage	three predictions, Gemini Twin type procedure, four-of-a-kind kicker	Also published here A Potent Presage (Jack Carpenter, Hokus Pokus, 1999) also in: A Potent Presage (Jack Carpenter, King of the Hustlers, 2025) Inspired by My Favorite Gemini (Allan Ackerman, Las Vegas Kardma, 1994) Related to Trait Secrets (John Bannon, MAGIC, 2001) also in: Trait Secrets (Dear Mr. Fantasy, 2004) Trait Secrets (Talk About Tricks, 2022) Variations Trait Secrets (John Bannon, MAGIC, 2001) also in: Trait Secrets (Dear Mr. Fantasy, 2004) Trait Secrets (Talk About Tricks, 2022) Gemini with Lucky Sevens I (Nick Trost, Subtle Card Creations — Volume 4, 2013) … and 2 more	26	Cards / Effect Themes / Mates / Mates Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Prediction in form of Mates Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / As a Climax Cards / Principles / Placement Principles / Gemini Twins Placement
Jack Carpenter	The Impulse Change	card sticking out of deck visibly changes		34	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / Out-jogged
Cliff Green	Double Card Pick-up	from deck		34	Cards / Sleights / Multiple Lift / Double Card Handlings
Jack Carpenter	An Impulsive Premonition	chicago opener style effect		38	Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Red Hot Mama
Jack Carpenter	Steppin' out with Molly	three card monte routine with several effect, signed money card to card case climax	Related to Revisiting Molly (Jack Carpenter, Allan Ackerman, Ackerman 2004, 2005) also in: Revisiting Molly (All In — Volume 2, 2024) Variations Revisiting Molly (Jack Carpenter, Allan Ackerman, Ackerman 2004, 2005) also in: Revisiting Molly (All In — Volume 2, 2024)	41	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Card(s) to Card Case Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Three Card Monte / Packet Trick with Monte theme
Herb Zarrow	Zarrow Block Addition			42	Cards / Sleights / Additions / from the Top of the deck
Brother John Hamman	Hamman Count			46	Cards / Sleights / False Count / Hamman Count
Jack Carpenter, Ben Harris	One-handed Change	sandwiched card changes visually	Inspired by Fandango Move (Ben Harris, Fandango, 1986) also in: Fandango Move (New Directions, 1986) Fandango Business (Expressions 79-89, 1989) … and 3 more	47	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / free handed Cards / Effect Themes / Sandwich & Co / Transformation
Paul Harris	All Alike Sequence	three cards		48	Cards / Sleights / False Display / All alike Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Quick Three-Way
Gordon Bean, Brother John Hamman	Hamman Switch Variation	tabled		49	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Monte Throw & Switches
Jack Carpenter	The One-for-One Change	card visibly changes when move through two piles of deck		53	Cards / Sleights / Color Change / free handed Cards / Sleights / Color Change / Tabled
Jack Carpenter	Quick Slick	performer cuts to ace of spades, he cuts to ace of spades again, tabled ace is now remaining three Aces	Inspired by Slick Aces (Darwin Ortiz, Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table, 1988) Related to Slick Aces (Darwin Ortiz, Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table, 1988)	56	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / One by One Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Asymmetric Transposition
Dai Vernon	Vernon Transfer	brief		57	Cards / Sleights / Transfers / Vernon Transfer
Jack Carpenter	Simplex Backfire			58	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Reverse
Larry Jennings, Jack Carpenter	Three Card Rhythm Count			63	Cards / Sleights / False Display / Hiding Surfaces
Paul Harris	Tip-Over Change Load			66	Cards / Sleights / Additions / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Tip-Over Switch
Jack Carpenter	The Sweep Control	deck cut into four piles, Ace on bottom of each, tabled	Related to The Sweep Control (Jack Carpenter, Nothing But Collectors, 2022)	71	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / All at once Cards / Effect Themes / Skill Demonstration / Magician cuts to the Aces / Tabled
Jack Carpenter	Riffle 'n' Roll	one-shuffle stack, Aces for five hands		77	Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Stacking Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Stacking / Riffle Stacking
Jack Carpenter	Running Load	running cut to prepare and preload for riffle stacking		78	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Transfer- & Displacement Cuts Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Stacking
Jack Carpenter	Nine Angry Men	one shuffle	Variations Ten-Hand Poker Deal (David Solomon, Solomon's Secrets, 2018)	80	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Stacking / Ten Hand Stack
Jack Carpenter	The D.C. Hustle	kings and queens on top, one-shuffle stack, five players, kings, queens, x, x, aces		85	Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Poker / Stacking / Riffle Stacking
Frederick Braue, Jack Carpenter	Big Block Braue Addition			87	Cards / Sleights / Additions / from the Top of the deck
Jack Carpenter	Nova Royale	Freeman Display with five cards (Royal Flush)		94	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind & Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / All at once
Jack Carpenter	Tabled Slip Cut Handling			94	Cards / Sleights / Cuts / Slip Cuts / Top / Tabled
Jack Carpenter	The Carpenter Overhand Stack			100	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Stacking
Jack Carpenter	A Finesse	pulling off two (or more) cards at a time when overhand stacking		102	Cards / Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand / Stacking

Data entered by Denis Behr, July 2010.

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