String Through Neck

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String Through Neck

Postby Saint Adel » Jun 16th, '10, 11:08



Well, I usually use dental floss, just because that's the thinnest string I have laying around. I assume that doesn't affect the trick too much, but if it does, let me know!

What I'm most worried about the type of g*** I'm using. I know to use stick form, obviously. But what brand, type is the best? I have lots of cheapo off brands at my house right now and they never get it done right. You can always see a very obvious line where the neck fat meets. What g*** will make the skin stick better to hide that line?

Or is there something else I'm missing? Any help is greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks!! :D

EDIT: Idk if it means anything, but I'm extremely skinny and have only a little neck fat to work with :/

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Postby daleshrimpton » Jun 16th, '10, 11:12

what does the instructions reccomend?

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Postby Saint Adel » Jun 16th, '10, 17:11

Well I found the damn thing on Youtube. He just said use thin string and a g*** s***. I've heard you could also use r***** cement. Does that stuff work better?

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Postby IAIN » Jun 16th, '10, 17:28

well, go and do the decent thing and buy the damned thing, rather than catch a freebie off the internet... :evil:

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Postby spooneythegoon » Jun 16th, '10, 17:49

:evil: :evil: :evil:

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Postby spooneythegoon » Jun 16th, '10, 17:50

Saint Adel wrote:Well I found the damn thing on Youtube. He just said use thin string and a g*** s***. I've heard you could also use r***** cement. Does that stuff work better?


Why do you bother with the *** if you found the method on youtube, and have just told everyone it's there??? :roll:

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Postby bmat » Jun 17th, '10, 03:04

I'm confused, I perform rope through neck and have never used a gaff of any sort.

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Postby Arkesus » Jun 17th, '10, 14:06

Bmat, you are talking about the trusty method we all know and love, described in Tarbell as chinese tape/ribbon through neck, and numerous other descriptions down the years but essentiallly the same thing.

What our esteemed 16 year old friend here is talking about is Sean Fields effect he released a couple of years ago, called Saw. Barry and Stewart have been known to perform it with cheese wire and a blood capsule.

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Postby daleshrimpton » Jun 17th, '10, 14:19

I bet Barry and Stuart paid for it though. :wink:

Ive never been a huge fan of the effect.

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Postby bmat » Jun 18th, '10, 16:19

Arkesus wrote:Bmat, you are talking about the trusty method we all know and love, described in Tarbell as chinese tape/ribbon through neck, and numerous other descriptions down the years but essentiallly the same thing.

What our esteemed 16 year old friend here is talking about is Sean Fields effect he released a couple of years ago, called Saw. Barry and Stewart have been known to perform it with cheese wire and a blood capsule.


blood capsule, cool! Yes I suppose in some regards I am a traditionalist, however I have to admit that I did once mess the effect up and well, it didn't feel too great. :oops: But I learned and now have an easy way to make sure it doesn't happen again.

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Postby Ted » Jun 18th, '10, 16:27

bmat wrote:But I learned and now have an easy way to make sure it doesn't happen again.


You do it on someone else? ;)

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Postby bmat » Jun 18th, '10, 20:37

Ted wrote:
bmat wrote:But I learned and now have an easy way to make sure it doesn't happen again.


You do it on someone else? ;)


laughing. Yeah, I have to be sure not to perform that particular effect on co-workers. I'd probably end up in jail.

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