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Cristian Vidrascu![]() New user 36 Posts ![]() |
Does anyone know where I can find a wooden sure shot die box?
Below is a link but it's sold out, and the links provided by this seller are not helpful: https://www.martinsmagic.com/allmagic/ut......a-magia/ I am really interested in getting one. I was doing the trick with the plastic version as an encore, when I ran out of other tricks, and it was so well received that I think I need to add a sure shot dice routine to my walk-around repertoire. I'd prefer to use a wooden one rather than a plastic one. |
John Oaks![]() New user 65 Posts ![]() |
I don't know the effect. Seems like anybody with a wood lathe could make one. Might be some trial and error getting the right "dimensions."
Any local wood turners club or guild near you?
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Bill Hegbli![]() Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts ![]() |
Cristian Vidrascu, when you get 50 helping psots, you will be eligible to join the secret section and the Let's Make a Deal section of the Café. There you can post your desires for magic props, and in the Secret section you can join a topic of collectors in wood items.
John Oaks, the Sure Shot die box is a beginners magic effect of predicting the outcome of dice shaken a round box. |
Cristian Vidrascu![]() New user 36 Posts ![]() |
Hi Bill, thanks for the reply. How do I post helpful responses, and how are they tracked as helpful?
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John Oaks![]() New user 65 Posts ![]() |
I checked out some you tubes of it. As a woodworker myself, I think it should be easy enough to make. Most people when they get a wood lathe go through phases of making peppermills, pens, wooden boxes and graduate to larger salad bowls and even wood vases. Scraping out smaller items like a chop cup or this prop is really not difficult.
They call them boxes, but they are round. ???
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Harry Murphy![]() Inner circle Maryland 5451 Posts ![]() |
Cristian your post count is made somewhat automatically. The "quality" of the post might be looked at IF (big "if" there) it looks like you are simply posting to get your count higher. In general, entering a discussion and making a post that speaks to the ongoing discussion counts. Don't worry about it, focus on enjoying yourself and having fun interacting with your fellow magicians. Then almost Magically at some point another section of the Café' will open for you.
John, while boxes are normally seen as square, rectangular, or a cube, they can come in any shape. imagine an Okito box (round metal box), or a novelty box (one that is shaped like a unicorn) and you get the idea. I've never seen a square/rectangle/cube Sure-Shot Die Box. That doesn't mean that none have been made, I've just never seen one. The dozens I've seen over my short life have all been round and easily fit in the palm of the hand.
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FrankFindley![]() Inner circle 1061 Posts ![]() |
Was perusing the items in the upcoming auction of David Baldwin's magic collection and saw the below. So they do exist!
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/622......dice-box |
Conus![]() Special user 657 Posts ![]() |
I've seen them made of leather, as well.
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Cristian Vidrascu![]() New user 36 Posts ![]() |
Wow, who would have thought that a little wooden box would sell for over $100 at an auction? It's pretty steep, I was outbid, and I have a hard time finding one. I may have to find a woodworker like someone suggested in this thread.
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martinsmagic![]() New user Spicewood, TX 61 Posts ![]() |
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On Mar 27, 2018, Cristian Vidrascu wrote: Hi Christian, A better version of the Sure Shot die box is Alan Wakeling's Loaded Dice by Viking M......Workshop and they are currently in stock. It is a beautiful box and a great effect. There are some better photos on my site here.
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