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Name: Dough

Price: £11.99

Type: Pen through note

Difficulty: 2/5

Examinable: Completely before and after the trick

Performance: 1-2 mins

Reset: instant

What you get: some post it notes, instructions including 10 illustrations

Effect: A post it note is stuck to the centre of a borrowed note. A pencil/ pen/ knitting needle is then slowly pushed through the note, but when the note is removed, it is completely unharmed whilst the post it has a great big hole in it.

Comments: This is a very clever effect which has a very inpromptu feel to it, the instructions are clear and the illustrations give a good representaiotn of the overall effect. Like many of the most devastating effects the principle is fiendishly simple and my first reaction was of course why didn't i think of that. The post it notes that are included are in my opinion too small to present the effect as shown in the diagrams. I therefore had to trudge round to get a block of post it notes slightly larger than the ones supplied. A minor gripe but for £12 i would expect that the only supplied prop would be of the correct size.

I would anticipate that this trick will end up in one of Jays books or videos and and it would probably feel a better purchase if you could see it actually performed as it is a good effect. Many close up performers will see the potential of this effect and will see it as good value, whilst i think anyone relatively new to magic may feel disapointed at the actual pack contents


overall rating 7/10 (points lost for quality of prop)

sooooo, has it made it onto any DVD's?

No - not yet....

It's on Magic Of Canada #1 Volume 50, from Stevens Magic.

Hi Adag - Thanks for the info - I haven't heard of this series before (:oops:)

Does it contain more Sankey material? Anything by Richard Sanders? I'd really appreciate a review of this if you have the time. I thought I had all Sankeys DVD's / videos.......so this sounds interesting!

Thanks

Cliff

Magic of Canada available from Alakazam.

Quite rare, so snap it up.

I have Magic of Spain, too. Very good.


On the Canada front, there's not a lot of Sankey on Vol 50, but theres magic from other canadian magi such as Oullet etc.

I discovered the series cos of Tamariz on the Spain one.

.....I just get over the CUPS and back it comes !!!! Will it ever end?

Thanks again for the info

I just recieved the DVD titled "Dough" by Jay Sankey.

I think it is a wonderful effect that allows you to do the pen/note penetration without gimmicks or switches. Easy handling and some extras on the DVD.

The DVD comes with a pencil and sticky notes, just to get you started. I give it two thumbs up.

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This effect is specifically worthy when it is used in combination with the stealth pen.
I use the stealth pen for dough, and when they ask me if I can perform it without any sticking paper on the bill, I use the stealth pen where it is actually meant for: penetrating a bill without anything attached to it. The advantage is that it draws attention away from the stealth pen itself, and makes it less suspicious.