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I believe, if I remember correctly, that Ammar teaches this trick, and creating the gimmick with a pair of scissors or a knife. I would recommend you to NOT do this, for the following simple reason. As you finnish your trick, ppl might start to investigate the cards, and if they look kind of close, they might see that some part of the cards are not teared, but actually cut. So, instead of this, tear it !

So, what did I do, when they started to think and ask question about that? Well, I for the first time (!!), did the trick once again, directly ! Only this time, even more open. I had to cards selected (one freely, another one forced), both cards are inspected, they can't see anything with them, as these are two most regular cards. Then, as you start explaining about the folding, do a top switch ("duplicate"), and continue the trick as you always do.

Thinking of it, this is a really nice trick to do twice. If you set it up like this, it's really a even better trick the second time. But of course, doing it like this the first time, gives the trick the same effect, which I believe is MUCH stronger than the way it's explained and performend by Ammar. At least remember not to cut it, but tear it, and you are fine.

I had a special deck, where every other card was torn.
that way, i could fan the deck, say " touch a card".
Regardless where they touched, i used that card and the next one to it.

i never cut it with scissors... and the trick is almost impromtu when you tear the gimmick. card warp is one of my strongest tricks (people seem impressed by this) and i might try your routine thing

I've spoken about this effect before. I've used it for years and it is one of the strongest effects you can do.

Take 2 cards from your pocket, STRESS that they are different on the faces and on the backs. It's a killer.

I do not see any reason to try and milk it and take two cards from an ordinary deck.

I've done this 20 times in a pub, Ive had folk walking round following me from one showing to another and no-one has ever sussed it.

But, please, don't mention scissors, if you think about using them you haven't got a clue how to do it properly !!

People will pick up the bits after you have left and come running after you to do it again.

The preparation for Card Warp is actually reasonably easy to do on the spot, but if you're worried about not getting the line right may I suggest you use a ruler (in the same way you would when trying to tear a piece of paper in half with reasonable accuracy).

I think that there a few methods of preping a card right under a spectator's nose in print. Dale (daleshrimpton) would probably be the man to ask about this, but if I come accross them I'll post the references here.

Its funny you brought this up actually because i was trying to come up with a way of preparing this on the spot because i want to try doing this with a signed card. I think the signing of the card will make it more personal to the spectator and they will explode when they see their signature coming out the other side! Still working on it though (And going through a collossal amount of cards doing so!)

Hmm, a very nice idea.... if you get around a nice idea, please PM me...

Yeah sure, no problem.

I'm not sure about this trick as i have never re-searched it ... further to what Will suggests of using a ruler ... could you perhaps trap the card firmly in the center of the deck and tear along the deck edge? ... it would give a straight tear I'm sure if you want to do this on the spot.

Rob

You just do it openly whilst you fold the card into 4.
The secrets in the misdirection.

I always get the spec to sign the card! Use a court card for the prepared card as it is a lot more difficult to see the 'gimmick'. Force this card and have them sign along the any one of the three borders not affected by your prep. For extra insurance, even place your finger over the prepared area to hold the card steady as they sign. I've never been caught using this technique!

For an impromtu version, force any court card and have another card selected. Have them sign the court card first, then ask them to sign the second card. As they are busy with the second card, casually prepare the first signed card and conclude the effect as normal!

I sometimes use two cards with different coloured backs for extra contrast too.

I always start with two cards chosen from a deck. I show that there are two ways to fold a card (lengthwise and widthwise), which sets up for the tear. I give the second card to the spectator to fold (widthwise), while I fold mine (lengthwise). The tear moment occurs when the spectator is concentrating on folding his card. I get the other spectators to watch him fold it. On my last colour change, I tear the two cards in half and leave the halves in tent fashion on each of the spectators hands. This is then followed by Paul Harris's Immaculate Connection. So what if I tear five cards???? It is such powerful magic!

I think I have to re-iterate what I've said before. Just take 2 loose cards out of your pocket, one is a spot card, one is a court card, one is red, the other is black. Turn them over, one has come from a blue pack and the other from a red pack. They are as different as they can be.

Other than floating a banknote, this is the effect that gets the strongest feedback in anything I do. No one questions why the cards haven't come out of a pack, come on, they know they have different coloured backs

Someone always takes the cards after I've done this and talks about it for weeks afterwards, and I get asked to repeat this time after time.

I really don't see how you can gain on this effect by taking the cards out of your deck 2 cards, rip them up, give them away, done. Hell, if you have to try and convince them that the cards are genuine by taking them from a deck you ain't doing it right anyway.

I've been doing this nigh on 15yrs and its one of the very few that has never been dropped from my regular effects.

Enjoy it

Okay, okay....wherever they come from the trick is good, but it seemed the thread was more about cutting or tearing, and I have seen people do it without starting or ending clean, so my contribution was about getting to the tear fairly and then getting out fairly.....

Also, I sometimes do this trick with the jokers that i have pre-prepared. I just take them out of my pocket explaining that they are the jokers from the deck that i am using and do it that way. I dont think its important that you need to convince them that the cards are genuine by removing them from the deck, just take them out your pocket and show them off a little bit before you do the trick by flashing the fronts and backs. Or if you absolutely have to have them removed, just take the deck out the box and as you go to put the jokers in your pocket just start your card warp with them.