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I have a £3 paddle trick in my purse from the times before I could do rubber bands in a pinch, it was a simple pair of little white paddles with different arrangements of spots. I like the idea of giving something away (generosity being one of the six elements of harmony and all that) when I perform touch I usually leave the band on the spectator's hand and let them keep it if they don't give it back themselves.

I agree with your statement about metal bending mixing badly with magic, if I did get it well practiced I'd probably use it as a routine on its own, or combine it with another bend type effect like coinvexed or something with heat reactive nitinol wire. I don't want to go buying into those types of effects until I have the fork bending down.

I have a small set of linking rings (9", I had two sets of K 1 2 , then did some welding to get K 1 1 2 3. One day I will get around to reading my Odin Rings routine book) if I might ask, what makes the ninja rings routine special enough to single it out?

-Stacy

Have you considered one of the slightly more advanced paddle tricks (such as one with coins)? The basic version is still a good trick, if done well, but there are some interesting variations around.

I just think that Shoot Ogawa's Ninja Rings routine is amazing (admittedly this is largely due to his skill), and the rings are a bit more portable than 9" ones, but still big enough to be visible in a parlour setting. While he incoporates many different phases, he doesn't drag things out (a big risk for the rings and many other tricks where essentially the performer does the same thing again and again). Watch it on YouTube and see what you think: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71IfyxNDof0

Wow. That is an amazing ring routine. The silent link and the one where the spectator taps it through are just mind blowing.

... He sticks his tongue out at 1:22. That looks like it's developed into an involuntary tick every time he pulls of the move. Still very nice.

I can't find any paddle tricks from Richard Osterlind, does it have a name?

-Stacy

Also I just realised I missed a trick (literally)

After the Haunted Key fiasco, I did another quick routine when we got back to the boat.

It was Doc Eason's all screwed up, but sold with the premise of a magic wand being a useful tool, like a sonic screwdriver (Doc doesn't use a wand but I rather like holding one so I added it also makes palming less awkward). I'm told my father saw a flash of silver in my supposedly empty hand at one point, which was a little disappointing, but otherwise I think it went pretty well.

-Stacy

It's called Pen Paddle Move on volume seven of Mind Mysteries. The basic moves are the same as usual, but Richard has his own particular touches. If you are really interested, you should read the seventh volume of the accompanying guide books to the DVDs as well. In the book, Richard points out that quite a few magicians were dismissive of this trick, but that they missed out on the effect it actually has.

Having said that, I am not sure if you can get hold of the pens in the UK, so this might be an expensive wild goose chase. However, I had a very quick look round and found these: http://www.pens.co.uk/plastic-pens/key-shuttle-pen.php

They aren't the same as the one Richard uses, but I suspect can be used in a similar way. You might be able to get a sample pen from them, for you to have a play with before ordering. As usual with this sort of thing, it is quite expensive initially, because you have to order a lot of pens, but that's the point of a giveaway, isn't it?