| Creator | Title of Routine or Sleight | Comment | Page | Categories |
| S.W. Erdnase | Hold Outs | information and opinion | 14 | Cards
/ Gaffed Cards & Decks
/ Hold Out |
| S.W. Erdnase | Prepared Cards | information and opinion | 15 | Cards
/ Gaffed Cards & Decks
/ Deck
/ Marked deck
| Cards
/ Gaffed Cards & Decks
/ Deck
/ Stripper
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Erdnase System of Blind Shuffles - Position for Shuffle | | 28 | Cards
/ Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand
/ Real
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Blind Shuffles - I. To Retain Top Stock | | 29 | Cards
/ Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand
/ False
/ Partial
|
| S.W. Erdnase | II. To Retain Top Stock and Shuffle Whole Deck | | 31 | Cards
/ Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand
/ False
/ Partial
|
| S.W. Erdnase | III. To Retain Bottom Stock and Shuffle Whole Deck | | 32 | Cards
/ Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand
/ False
/ Partial
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Erdnase System of Blind Riffles and Cuts - I. To Retain the Top Stock | | 33 | Cards
/ Sleights / Riffle Shuffle
/ Riffle on the table
/ False
/ Partial
|
| S.W. Erdnase | II. To Retain the Bottom Stock | | 36 | Cards
/ Sleights / Riffle Shuffle
/ Riffle on the table
/ False
/ Partial
|
| Unknown | Blind Cuts - I. To Retain Bottom Stock. Top Losing One Card | | 39 | Cards
/ Sleights / Cuts
/ Slip Cut
|
| Unknown | II. To Retain the Complete Stock | | 40 | Cards
/ Sleights / Cuts
/ False Cut
/ Complete
/ Hands & Table
|
| Unknown | III. To Retain the Top Stock | running cut with break | 41 | Cards
/ Sleights / Cuts
/ False Cut
/ Partial
/ Top Stock
|
| S.W. Erdnase | IV. To Retain the Bottom Stock | see also Marlo's handling | 42 | Cards
/ Sleights / Cuts
/ False Cut
/ Partial
/ Bottom Stock
|
| S.W. Erdnase | V. To Retain Bottom Stock. Riffle II and Cut IV | Combination Riffle and Cuts | 44 | Cards
/ Sleights / Cuts
/ False Cut
/ Partial
/ Bottom Stock
| Cards
/ Sleights / Riffle Shuffle
/ Riffle on the table
/ False
/ Partial
|
| Unknown | Fancy Blind Cuts - I. To Retain the Complete Stock | | 44 | Cards
/ Sleights / Cuts
/ False Cut
/ Complete
/ False Flourish Cut
|
| S.W. Erdnase | II. To Retain the Complete Stock | | 45 | Cards
/ Sleights / Cuts
/ False Cut
/ Complete
/ False Flourish Cut
|
| Unknown | One-Handed Fancy True Cut | | 46 | Cards
/ Sleights / Cuts
/ Real Cuts
/ One Handed Cuts
|
| Unknown | To Indicate the Location for the Cut - I. This is located by the Crimp | bridge crimp, for use after overhand shuffle | 48 | Cards
/ Sleights / Crimps
| Cards
/ Principles
/ Mark a Position
|
| S.W. Erdnase | II. This is located by the jog | for use after overhand shuffle | 50 | Cards
/ Sleights / Jog Finesses
| Cards
/ Principles
/ Mark a Position
|
| Unknown | III. This is located by the crimp | bridge crimp, for use after riffle shuffle | 51 | Cards
/ Sleights / Crimps
| Cards
/ Principles
/ Mark a Position
|
| Unknown | IV. This is located by the jog | for use after riffle shuffle | 51 | Cards
/ Sleights / Jog Finesses
| Cards
/ Principles
/ Mark a Position
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Bottom Dealing | featuring the Erdnase Grip, see also Ed Marlo's The Marnase Bottom Deal | 52 | Cards
/ Sleights / False Dealing
/ Bottom Deal
/ Push Out
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Top and Bottom Dealing with One Hand | using the Erdnase Bottom Deal | 56 | Cards
/ Sleights / False Dealing
/ Bottom Deal
/ One-Handed
| Cards
/ Sleights / Flourishes
/ Flourish Deals
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Second Dealing | 2 methods, see also Ed Marlo's analysis of the second method | 58 | Cards
/ Sleights / False Dealing
/ Second Deal
/ Push-Off
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Ordinary Methods of Stocking, Locating and Securing | different methods while toying with the deck | 60 | Cards
/ Sleights / Culling
/ Miscellaneous
| Cards
/ Sleights / Culling
/ Arranging the Order
|
| Unknown | Stock Shuffle | milk build, also for more hands at once | 65 | Cards
/ Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand
/ Stacking
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Erdnase System of Stock Shuffling | injogs and outjogs, 2-5 cards, special addition for Euchre | 68 | Cards
/ Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand
/ Stacking
|
| S.W. Erdnase | The Erdnase System of Cull Shuffling | face down with known positions, 2-9 cards | 78 | Cards
/ Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand
/ Culling
|
| S.W. Erdnase | The Erdnase System of Palming - Top Palm. First Method | | 83 | Cards
/ Sleights / Palming
/ Classic Palm
/ Right Hand
/ Top
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Top Palm. Second Method | | 85 | Cards
/ Sleights / Palming
/ Classic Palm
/ Right Hand
/ Top
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Draw Replacement | deck drawn to table edge, context | 86 | Cards
/ Sleights / Palming
/ Classic Palm
/ Right Hand
/ Replacement
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Bottom Palm. First Method | see also Jack Carpenter's Notes on the Erdnase Bottom Palm | 86 | Cards
/ Sleights / Palming
/ Classic Palm
/ Left Hand
/ Bottom
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Bottom Palm. Second Method | | 88 | Cards
/ Sleights / Palming
/ Classic Palm
/ Left Hand
/ Bottom
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Bottom Palm Replacement | context | 90 | Cards
/ Sleights / Palming
/ Classic Palm
/ Left Hand
/ Replacement
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Bottom Palm When Cards Are Riffled | almost tabled after riffle shuffle, two methods | 90 | Cards
/ Sleights / Palming
/ Classic Palm
/ Left Hand
/ Bottom
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Top Palm When Cards Are Riffled | context, after riffle shuffle | 92 | Cards
/ Sleights / Palming
/ Classic Palm
/ Right Hand
/ Top
|
| S.W. Erdnase | To Maintain the Bottom Palm While Dealing | delaying its use | 93 | Cards
/ Sleights / Palming
/ Tips for Misdirection, Cover & Angles
|
| S.W. Erdnase | To Hold the Location of Cut while Dealing | delaying a shift or similar action | 94 | Cards
/ Sleights / Break
/ Break Finesses
|
| Unknown | Two-Handed Shift | | 97 | Cards
/ Sleights / Passes & Shifts
/ Two-Handed
/ Classic Pass
|
| S.W. Erdnase | The Erdnase Shift. One Hand | | 99 | Cards
/ Sleights / Passes & Shifts
/ One-Handed
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Erdnase Shift. Two Hands | | 102 | Cards
/ Sleights / Passes & Shifts
/ Two-Handed
/ Miscellaneous
|
| S.W. Erdnase | To Ascertain the Top Cards while Riffling and Reserve them at Bottom | see elegant title | 103 | Cards
/ Sleights / Glimpse
/ Top or near Top
| Cards
/ Sleights / Riffle Shuffle
/ Riffle on the table
/ Culling
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Mode of Holding the Hand | how to hold the hand for poker playing | 104 | Cards
/ Sleights / Handling Finesses
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Skinning the Hand | to rearrange a heavy poker hand | 106 | Cards
/ Sleights / Culling
/ Arranging the Order
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Small Packet Top Palm | context | 107 | Cards
/ Sleights / Palming
/ Classic Palm
/ Right Hand
/ Top
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Replacing the Cut as Before | bold | 109 | Cards
/ Sleights / Cuts
/ False Cut
/ Complete
/ Tabled
|
| S.W. Erdnase | The Player without an Ally - Dealing Without the Cut | dealing from half pack to avoid shift and simplify bottom deal | 109 | Cards
/ Sleights / False Dealing
/ Bottom Deal
/ Push Out
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Holding Out for the Cut | | 110 | Cards
/ Sleights / Palming
/ Tips for Misdirection, Cover & Angles
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Shifting the Cut | tips for the card table | 111 | Cards
/ Sleights / Passes & Shifts
/ Two-Handed
/ Miscellaneous
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Dealing Too Many | dealing too many cards in a game, double deal is only hinted at | 112 | Cards
/ Sleights / Additions
/ Miscellaneous
| Cards
/ Sleights / False Dealing
/ Double Deals
/ Top Top |
| S.W. Erdnase | Crimping for the Cut | using crimp in a game, player cuts to crimp | 113 | Cards
/ Sleights / Crimps
| Cards
/ Principles
/ Mark a Position
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Replacing Palm When Cutting | 2 for top, 1 for bottom | 113 | Cards
/ Sleights / Palming
/ Classic Palm
/ Right Hand
/ Replacement
| Cards
/ Sleights / Palming
/ Classic Palm
/ Left Hand
/ Replacement
| Cards
/ Sleights / Palming
/ Tips for Misdirection, Cover & Angles
|
| S.W. Erdnase | The Short Deck | playing with a short deck, card table advantage | 116 | Cards
/ Principles
/ Gambling
|
| Unknown | Three Card Monte | 2 methods for the Throw Switch | 117 | Cards
/ Effect Themes
/ Gambling
/ Three Card Monte
| Cards
/ Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches
/ Monte Throw & Switches |
| Unknown | Mexican Three Card Monte | featuring the Mexican Turnover | 122 | Cards
/ Effect Themes
/ Gambling
/ Three Card Monte
| Cards
/ Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches
/ Mexican Turnover
|
| Charlier | Single Handed Shift | also for control | 128 | Cards
/ Sleights / Passes & Shifts
/ One-Handed
| Cards
/ Sleights / Controls
/ Single Card Controls
/ Miscellaneous
|
| S.W. Erdnase | The Longitudinal Shift | | 130 | Cards
/ Sleights / Passes & Shifts
/ Two-Handed
/ Miscellaneous
|
| S.W. Erdnase | The Open Shift | colour change mention on page 134 | 132 | Cards
/ Sleights / Passes & Shifts
/ Two-Handed
/ Miscellaneous
| Cards
/ Sleights / Color Change
/ On the pack
|
| S.W. Erdnase | The S.W.E. Shift | colour change mention on page 136 | 134 | Cards
/ Sleights / Passes & Shifts
/ Two-Handed
/ Miscellaneous
| Cards
/ Sleights / Color Change
/ On the pack
|
| S.W. Erdnase | The Diagonal Palm-Shift | mention of top palm, bottom palm, multiple shift on page 141 | 137 | Cards
/ Sleights / Palming
/ Classic Palm
/ Left Hand
/ Center
| Cards
/ Sleights / Palming
/ Classic Palm
/ Left Hand
/ Bottom
| Cards
/ Sleights / Palming
/ Classic Palm
/ Left Hand
/ Top
| Cards
/ Sleights / Controls
/ Multiple Shifts
/ Passive
|
| S.W. Erdnase | The Blind Shuffle For Securing Selected Card | with palm off for a spectator shuffle | 141 | Cards
/ Sleights / Controls
/ Single Card Controls
/ Shuffle Controls
| Cards
/ Sleights / Controls
/ Spectator shuffles - Subtleties
|
| Unknown | Forcing | | 142 | Cards
/ Sleights / Force
/ Classic Force
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Palming | 2 methods, on without apparently touching the deck with right hand | 144 | Cards
/ Sleights / Palming
/ Classic Palm
/ Right Hand
/ Top
|
| Unknown | The Back Palm | | 145 | Cards
/ Sleights / Palming
/ Back Palm
| Cards
/ Manipulation
/ Production
/ Single Cards
|
| Unknown | Changes - The Top Change | old style with finger change | 147 | Cards
/ Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches
/ Top Change
|
| Unknown | The Bottom Change | | 148 | Cards
/ Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches
/ Bottom Change
|
| Adrian Plate | The Palm Change | uncredited | 149 | Cards
/ Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches
/ (Palm) Changes without the Pack
|
| Prof. Robert Hellis | The Double-Palm Change | see Modern Magic for credit | 150 | Cards
/ Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches
/ (Palm) Changes without the Pack
|
| S.W. Erdnase & Unknown | Transformations. Two Hands | 6 methods, especially method 6 features an interesting palm | 151 | Cards
/ Sleights / Color Change
/ On the pack
| Cards
/ Sleights / Palming
/ Classic Palm
/ Right Hand
/ Bottom
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Transformations. One Hand | one-handed, 2 methods | 156 | Cards
/ Sleights / Color Change
/ On the pack
|
| Unknown | Blind Shuffles, Retaining Entire Order. - First Method | | 159 | Cards
/ Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand
/ False
/ Complete
|
| Unknown | Second Method | can be done without table, see also discussion by Karl Fulves | 161 | Cards
/ Sleights / Riffle Shuffle
/ Riffle on the table
/ False
/ Zarrow type Shuffles | Cards
/ Sleights / Riffle Shuffle
/ Riffle in the hands
/ False
|
| Unknown | Third Method | similar to 2nd method, can be done without table | 163 | Cards
/ Sleights / Riffle Shuffle
/ Riffle on the table
/ False
/ Zarrow type Shuffles | Cards
/ Sleights / Riffle Shuffle
/ Riffle in the hands
/ False
|
| Unknown | Fourth Method | | 164 | Cards
/ Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Overhand
/ False
/ Complete
|
| Charlier | Fifth Method | | 165 | Cards
/ Sleights / Shuffles (non-riffle) / Charlier
|
| Unknown | Methods for Determining a Card Thought Of | 4 methods | 165 | Cards
/ Effect Themes
/ Think a Card
/ limited Choice
| Cards
/ Sleights / Force
/ Psychological Forces |
| Unknown | To Get Sight of Selected Card | with spectator insertion subtlety, 3 centre glimpses | 168 | Cards
/ Sleights / Glimpse
/ Center
| Cards
/ Sleights / Controls
/ Insertions
|
| Unknown | The Slide | | 168 | Cards
/ Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches
/ Glide
|
| Unknown | Catching Two Cards at Fingertips | "Favorite Sleights for Terminating Tricks" | 169 | Cards
/ Effect Themes
/ Location
/ Flashy Location
| Cards
/ Sleights / Pop-out Productions
/ One-Handed
|
| Unknown | Leaving Selected Card in Hand of Spectator | hitting deck out of his hand | 169 | Cards
/ Effect Themes
/ Location
/ Flashy Location
|
| Unknown | The Revolution | air pressure turnover | 170 | Cards
/ Sleights / Pop-out Productions
/ Tabled
|
| Unknown | Card Rising from the Hand | | 170 | Cards
/ Effect Themes
/ Animation
/ Rising Card(s)
/ Impromptu
|
| S.W. Erdnase | The Exclusive Coterie | | 172 | Cards
/ Effect Themes
/ Transposition
/ Ace Assembly
/ Classic
|
| S.W. Erdnase | The Divining Rod | blindfolded | 174 | Cards
/ Effect Themes
/ Location
/ Stabbing Routines
/ with Knife on the table
|
| S.W. Erdnase | The Invisible Flight | | 177 | Cards
/ Effect Themes
/ Transposition
/ Two Cards
/ Two Card Transposition
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Tricks with the Prearranged Deck | Eight Kings - set up explained with methods to calculate cards and their positions (applicable for any cyclic stack) | 179 | Cards
/ Principles
/ Stacked Deck strategies
/ Only for Special Stacks
/ Eight Kings | Cards
/ Principles
/ Stacked Deck strategies
/ Miscellaneous
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Weighing Cards | context | 180 | Cards
/ Effect Themes
/ Super-Senses
/ Packet thickness
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Producing Any Card Called For | context | 181 | Cards
/ Effect Themes
/ Skill Demonstration
/ Card Control
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Naming Cards... | context | 181 | Cards
/ Effect Themes
/ Super-Senses
/ Sense of Touch
/ Card Identity
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Knowing Position of any named Card | context | 182 | Cards
/ Effect Themes
/ "Number Effects" / Miscellaneous
|
| S.W. Erdnase | The Traveling Cards | | 185 | Cards
/ Effect Themes
/ Travelling
/ Card(s) to Pocket
/ Multiple Cards
/ Up the Sleeve type |
| Unknown | The Row of Ten Cards | spectator displaces x cards in packet, an x value card is produced | 188 | Cards
/ Effect Themes
/ "Number Effects" / Miscellaneous
|
| S.W. Erdnase | The Acrobatic Jacks | kind of cavorting aces | 191 | Cards
/ Effect Themes
/ Transposition
/ Cavorting Aces
|
| S.W. Erdnase | A Mind-Reading Trick | 1 out of 4, "did you see your card already" and fishing | 194 | Cards
/ Effect Themes
/ Think a Card
/ limited Choice
| Cards
/ Principles
/ Fishing
|
| S.W. Erdnase | Power of Concentrated Thought | number up to 10 | 196 | Cards
/ Effect Themes
/ "Number Effects" / Card(s) at A Number(Numbers)
|
| Unknown | The Acme of Control | old effect with 2 pseudo duplicates | 197 | Cards
/ Effect Themes
/ Skill Demonstration
/ Card Control
| Cards
/ Principles
/ Pseudo Duplicates & Signed Duplicates
|
| S.W. Erdnase | The Card and Handkerchief | | 198 | Cards
/ Effect Themes
/ Penetration
/ With Other Objects
/ Handkerchief
|
| S.W. Erdnase | The Top and Bottom Production | ladies looking glass | 200 | Cards
/ Effect Themes
/ Location
/ Ladies' Looking Glass
|
| S.W. Erdnase | The Three Aces | ace of hearts poses as diamonds, distributed aces are together after one cut | 202 | Cards
/ Effect Themes
/ Penetration
/ Using Cards
| Cards
/ Principles
/ Pseudo Duplicates & Signed Duplicates
|
| S.W. Erdnase | The Card and Hat | card to under hat | 204 | Cards
/ Effect Themes
/ Travelling
/ Card(s) to impossible Location
/ Hat
|
