Has anyone bought this yet?

https://store.theory11.com/products/coun......-houchin

Looks pretty good! But any feedback yet?


~Zegel Magic

I have this and it is well worth the money! I can't compare this with any other tnr effect as this is the first one I've learnt, trust me you will not be disappointed.

Kieran

This does look good. Thanks for the post.


Emmett

You're welcome Bluesman!

Thank you Magicman29 for your feedback, I think I'm going to purchase this now!

Then I'll post what I think.

~Zegel Magic

Doe anyone have both this and Fourfir by Reuben Moreland, and could compare them?

~Zegel Magic

That looks awesome. I'm raging that I can't make it to a lecture he is giving next week.

I think its a really great TNR effect, and looks very visual. I bought it practiced it, and its not terribly hard to pick up. That being said, its nothing revolutionary in my opinion opinion. If you preform TNR it would probly make a decent addition if you like the fire restore finale.

Wayne started a thread on this a couple of weeks ago.

http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......orum=218

I have the original lecture (Hollingsworth) version and also the new release that has some additional handling plus a useful "follow along" sequence. I have to say however, if you have the original then you probably won't gain a lot from buying the new release. There's also a creasing subtlety missing from the new version that I liked in the old version (not sure why).

The effect itself is excellent and can be performed in slow motion as torn pieces are restored one at a time. Retaining a piece in the mouth during the restoration of the other pieces is visually stunning.

I meant to say that Wayne's original thread was started in 2011 but it has been updated in the last couple of weeks to discuss the newer release.

I just sold mine, I did not like the amount of prep work, for me. I like Torched a little more as I can quickly make up an entire deck and hit the road. I also found it (Torched) easier for my hands. It does have angle issues and if you fold wrong, something may be exposed. The last bit I liked is the idea of using a glue stick over a lighter. I do a lot of hospital and kids shows, so I was not crazy about the lighter.

I like this one a lot.
For flash restoration I'll keep on doing Torched & Restored.
For piece by piece restoration, I'll be doing Counterfeit. The whole routine just looks so clean!

Agreed

Can it be done without burning?

Well, you could come up with anything to do the final restoration.
But using a lighter (or a gluestick, a laser, or whatever as has been suggested elsewhere) is just a very clean way to make sure no one will think there's something fishy going on at the end. It all seems natural. Also, with the burn marks, the restored card makes for one heck of a souvenir. When you give that away, they will certainly remember you later on. It also looks so magical I think. The card looks like it has been through a lot Torn, ripped, burnt, restored, ...

I do like the burn edges. Gives it a "Believable" moment. And by that I mean a Layman's theory of how it happened.

Thanks

How does it compare with Torn?

This was my first tnr trick I have learned and it is VERY good! Highly recommended.

It doesn't. Its two vastly different methods. Two really different type of effects to a magician but to a lay it looks like you tear a card into fours visually put three pieces together and using a lighter fuse the last corner. I think its more practical for close up and walk around and basically surrounded (I HAVE DONE IT FULLY SURRONDED)with the exception of the first restoration. Now if your in a more stand up or parlour situation where angles are easily controlled then Danny's Torn or Guys TNR is a more beautiful presentation. Depends on you really. I do DG's Torn fairly well but never found myself doing it day to day.

Thanks for the reply. I have used Torn for quite a while and love to do it, even tho it has some angle troubles. I have seen Danny do it in a room full of magicians with no issues. I get nervous when people start to come around the sides, however, and would love to solve that problem. If Wayne's looks as good as Torn, then I will get it. Appreciated...

JIm