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Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 5:47 am
by David DeTenyo
Saw that one too Rob, was hesitating to buy it but never did ... . Looks like something the handy people on this forum could even make themselves :)

Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 5:42 am
by VictorS
Anyone has this ? I have no idea how it works.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chRVe5REfpQ

Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 5:51 am
by David DeTenyo
That is very cool looking Victor, thanks for sharing! I should do this together with my students in my science classes :)

Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 6:09 am
by VictorS
I still cannot figure out the construction of the paper(s)

Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 8:58 am
by Roberto B.
Awesome!!....jut guessing but it looks that he start with two pieces of paper that are stick together and that he detach at the end?

Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2016 8:02 pm
by John B.

Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 11:05 am
by Roberto B.
Check this drawer box....is awesome!!:


Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 12:52 pm
by David DeTenyo
Very cool! I believe it is the same manufacturer as the one who created the wooden Prison Box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trnMYnixjIQ&t=19s .

I have spoken to the performer and it is a friend of his that makes these. Looks like we have another excellent manufacturer for wooden props :-)

Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 6:18 pm
by Rob Rand
Really incredible! Very ingenious ...

Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2017 7:54 am
by PeterW
Roberto B. wrote:Check this drawer box....is awesome!!:

This multiple top box was crafted by a craftsman from the Karakuri Creation Group http://www.karakuri.gr.jp/creation/index.html I believe Akio Kamei originally crafted this box http://www.karakuri.gr.jp/creation/kamei/kamei.htm

The Karakuri Group is a Japanese group of puzzle box craftsman that make and sell puzzle boxes. To purchase a puzzle box directly from them you need to join as a member. With your membership fee you get to choose a craftsman and at Christmas time that craftsman will ship you a puzzle box of his design. At the time no solution is provided and you have to solve how the puzzle box is opened, if your unsuccessful than in January the Karakuri Group sends out the solutions to the puzzle boxes so that you can open your box. I've been a member for several years and have a large collection of Karakuri Puzzle boxes, there craftsmanship is top notch! Check the links above to see some of the puzzle boxes that the group has created, they are highly sought after by collectors!

Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 8:29 am
by Jason
All I can say about the dice one is this.
God bless, Jason Irelan

Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 6:20 pm
by Rob Rand
This was for me a baffling effect, for sale at Zauber-butike.de:

Geschickt eingefädelt - EUR 29,50

https://zauber-butike.de/epages/4a349d8 ... oducts/108

Here's the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m73QwJrViA

Is this really a baffling effect, or is there someone who says: Oh, I've seen this before ???

Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 11:08 pm
by PeterW
I have seen this before! In fact I saw a vintage version for sale in an EBay auction. It uses the same principle, see this link here https://www.ebay.ca/itm/172458174033

If you look closely at the pictures you should be able to figure out how the effect is done. ;)

Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 4:42 am
by Rob Rand
Thank you Peter! Seeing the pictures, I know how it works...:)

But I consider the version of Zauber Butike much better, beautiful design, and the gimmick is practically undetectable ! And the price is very low!

Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:55 am
by PeterW
I agree Rob, looks like a great price!

Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 1:08 pm
by Rob Rand
Couldn't resist and ordered it :) By the way, they ship worldwide and accept Paypal :)

Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 11:01 pm
by PeterW
I couldn't resist either and also ordered it! :D It appears to be nicely made in metal and when you compare it to the version below we got a great deal! Many thanks for posting Rob!

http://www.martinsmagic.com/allmagic/st ... c-supreme/

Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 3:24 am
by David DeTenyo
Well, Peter convinced me :) That's less then 1/10th of the price of Owen magic :shock: , and it does look very good, all made from metal!

I placed my order through e-mail because something always went wrong with the website ... .

Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:40 am
by PeterW
I ended up purchasing it over PayPal and Marco was quick to reply with thanks! I think we won't be disappointed David. Should be a nice piece!

Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 10:01 am
by SimonC
Cool trick! It reminds me of blockbuster, is it a similar principal?
https://youtu.be/TNPghXEPWg4

Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 11:42 am
by PeterW
Hi Simon, actually the principle is completely different than Blockbuster. Blockbuster is a much more complicated mechanism, Cleverly Threaded is much simpler. Thanks for reminding me of Blockbuster as it's very cool to see two similar effects with very different methods!

Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 12:27 pm
by SimonC
I was very surprised when I discovered the method, it was fun making my batch :)

Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 1:24 pm
by Jason
The thread on block trick looked pretty cool. Is that another 40 some dollar trick?
God bless, Jason Irelan

Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 1:47 pm
by David DeTenyo
Ah, just got an invoice from Zauberbutike - glad I got this ... showed it to the wife and she was completely :o :?: :geek: ... :D

Jason, the trick Rob mentiones is available at a German shop (see the link Rob provided above). It costs about 32 USD, and shipping is not included (it will be a total of >40 USD for sure with shipping included to the USA).

However I believe you are talking about the trick that Simon re-released some time ago. Do contact him because it is a great little and fun thing to have :)

Re: This one baffled me...

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 2:20 pm
by KirkW
PeterW wrote:I have seen this before! In fact I saw a vintage version for sale in an EBay auction. It uses the same principle, see this link here https://www.ebay.ca/itm/172458174033

If you look closely at the pictures you should be able to figure out how the effect is done. ;)
I have "Thread It" and have always liked the effect but I really like this new design.
The only issue with "Thread It" is that you can't be too close to the spectators when you pull the needle out or they may see something that could clue them in to the method.
When those of you who purchased this receive it, please let me know if the needle is designed well.
Is so, I too will be purchasing this effect.