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Ray Haddad Regular user Mansfield Center, Connecticut 151 Posts |
The issue of ethics aside, I have been giving this question a great deal of thought. I know, you all can smell the smoke all the way to where you are.
Anyway, the lessons we learn in life are often more valuable when learned by hands-on experience than by simply having them handed to us by good intentioned advice. Even after saying that, here comes the well intentioned advice. Start by making a list of the things you already have that can be used for making your own props and magic items. Make more lists of the items you need to buy to build what you want. Then, make more lists of the consumables like wood, plastic, hinges, nails, and etc. Then, just go for it. Make mistakes. Make bunged up props. Make crooked saw cuts. Drill holes in the wrong places. Make dripped paint jobs. Then, make them better and better until you get it right. The experience you get will be so valuable to you that you will never regret the cost of learning. Once you learn the skills, you're home free and the cost will be extremely small to make more magic props. Another idea is to look around for adult education courses in cabinet making. Sign up for one of those and learn from professionals. Woodworking shops abound all over the world and they always have listings of classes and courses available. You can address the ethics issue as you learn to do the building. Best Regards, Ray |
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AngelMerlin New user Madrid, Spain 59 Posts |
At least Buying is much, much quicker, and it generally looks better.
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Payne Inner circle Seattle 4571 Posts |
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On 2002-08-29 11:14, AngelMerlin wrote: I don't know where you shop but I can count on the fingers of one hand (with several leftover) the "professionally" produced props that have made it into my show unaltered. I think there three, My linking rings ( a vintage rings and things set) my Cups and Balls (actually just the cups as I had the balls custom made by a felt maker)and a See Thru Block wonderfully made by Mel Babcock. Everything else was either stripped down and refinished (as garish paint and badly stenciled dragons don't work well in my performance venues) or built from scratch. I also build my own props as many times I am in need of something that is not available commercially.
"America's Foremost Satirical Magician" -- Jeff McBride.
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NitroMagic New user 36 Posts |
There is something to be said for pride a craftsman has in his products.
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