Blind Cuts I and II

Both of these cuts present interesting problems for the card worker. The issue I see most is that those attempting to learn the move disregard the text and instead imitate what they beleive is happening in the photograph. The photo representing the action is not the case with regards to the bold and bare faced blind cut as well as the slip cut people do today.

The error, the BBB cut description has one short passage that is the key to both of these cuts. It reads,

"It is the movement towards the dealer that makes the blind possible"

How do we interpret the above text? Is one packet moving? Both packets moving? Then there is this swinging action.

The action is accomplished as the left hand lifts and moves with the whole deck. The cut happening in mid movement towards the dealer. Although Erdnase mentions the movement of the left hand packet first followed by the right hand packet he does not mention the moments simultaneously or not. Here is where the last setence comes into play.

The action is done with the intent of moving towards the dealer. A note magician's fail to appreciate. You can not quite do this move away from yourself (this applies to both blinds). Rather you must do it towards the side of the left hand (or whichever have you choose to lead the cut with).

These two cuts must be read and appreciated together as they are both attempting to accomplish a similar thing, a cut in which deception is lining the cards. Read Blind Cut II then return to Blind Cut I. Let me know how you make out with it.

I hope this post will help rid the world of those blasted atrocious slip cuts away from the body in a straight line with no possibility for deception.

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