Ryan Murray – Curious Weaving ( Instant Download )
Contents
Introduction
Prologue: The Faro Shuffle
Detailed discussion of the in-hands and tabled methods for the faro shuffle
Chapter 1: The Lopsided Weave
Weave in Thirds
Method of weaving the cards to land at every third position.
Weave in Fourths
Using the same method to place cards at every fourth position.
Bizarre Weave
This one is hard to describe. The cards are weaved together in a pattern that is regularly irregular.
Chapter 2: The Double Weave
The Double Faro
A detailed look at a technique that has been rarely published. Cards are weaved together in groups of two.
Weave Count
A facilitated method for counting a large number of cards from the bottom of the deck.
Triple Faro and Beyond
Notes on using multiple Double Weaves to get more complex patterns.
Facilitated Weave in Thirds
A much easier method for placing cards at every third position.
Double Weave in Thirds
Similar to Double Faro, but cards are weaved together in groups of three.
Chapter 3: Related Technique and Applications
Separation in Thirds
Similar to Christian Engblom’s Anti-Faro, but separates out every third card instead.
The K-Shuffle
A practical method to accomplish the mathematically generalized faro shuffle.
The Perfect Riffle Shuffle
Notes on using a perfect riffle instead of a weave.
Inverted Rising Card
The deck is placed into the card box and all cards slowly sink into the box leaving only the selection remaining outjogged.
Ace Production
Using the Inverted Rising Card as an ace production.
Stacking
Methods to stack for five, six, or nine hands using the weave shuffles from chapters one and two.
Ultra Memoria
A three phase routine that begins as a pseudo memory demonstration and ends as a complete impossibility.
Final Thoughts
Appendix: References