Dan and Dave – Card Men

At 30 years old, we’ve spent 19 of those years with a deck of cards in hand. As Dai Vernon once reflected, we may have squandered our early years, but cards are as vital to us as air itself. They define our existence.

Mastering sleight of hand, whether for a captivating card trick or a stylish flourish, serves as both our meditation and creative outlet. We are truly card men.

This new compendium showcases a variety of techniques we’ve been refining over the past few years, including a mesmerizing color change, a unique card production, and an innovative method for topping the deck.

Featuring 24 items, with contributions from Ricky Smith, Elliott Terral, and R. Paul Wilson, “Card Men” is a publication we take great pride in.

We believe you’ll find the material in “Card Men” both intriguing and practical, inspiring you to craft your own magic.

Contents:

• Fan Palm – A seamless technique for palming the top card while closing a fan.
• Hank’s Triumph – A two-shuffle handling of Triumph using the Hank Miller Shuffle.
• Buck Shot – A card is shot from the right hand into the left.
• Fancy Change – A stylish center double lift culminating in a stunning color change.
• Direct Message – A spectator selects a card, which vanishes from a shuffled packet and reappears reversed in the untouched deck.
• Murphy’s Control – Control a card from the middle of the deck to the top.
• CardEx – A selected card magically appears between two jacks that have been visible throughout the effect.
• Revvle – An elegant enhancement for the Overhand Shuffle.
• Ad Copy – A routine designed to place our advertising card into the hands of potential clients.
• Secondly – A quick and fluid technique for the KM move.
• Take Me Home – A three-phase routine where a card appears under a box, inside a box, and ultimately transforms the box into the card.
• Naap Change – A card on the table visibly transforms into another card.
• Toss Palm – A method for tossing a card into the deck while secretly palming it.
• Pivot Change – A card sticking out of the deck changes as the deck is spun 180°.
• Swirly – A flourish to enhance an in-hand riffle shuffle.
• Peekaboo – Spectator B names Spectator A’s chosen card, creating intrigue despite the method being revealed.

Magic or Real – A collection of magical illusions designed to create the impression of extraordinary skill:

• Scoop
• Impossible Sandwich
• Sybil Triumph
• Seduction
• Body Double

Friendly Contributions

• Triple Cask Triumph by Elliott Terral – An in-hand variation of Triumph that requires no traditional sleight of hand.
• The C.C. Center by R. Paul Wilson – A previously unpublished application of a move called “The Consistent Control,” which maintains cards in a jogged position during a riffle shuffle.
• Kepplinger Prediction by Ricky Smith – A clever routine that surprisingly does not require a Kepplinger!