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TheMagicOfLuke Loyal user Illinois 201 Posts |
Hi, I was wondering if I should have the steps to the cane cabinet or abbott's "girl vanish" painted completely black or just the trim black. Thanks, Luke.
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TheMagicOfLuke Loyal user Illinois 201 Posts |
Also, the canes all have bar codes on them and I want to get them off without damaging the wood or paint. Does anyone know how I could do this? Thanks, Luke.
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MentalistCreationLab Inner circle 1528 Posts |
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On Jun 15, 2014, TheMagicOfLuke wrote: If its just a sticker use a hair dryer to soften the glue then the sticker should pull free. Just go slow heat up the sticker and pull a bit then reheat. If its a type of printed on barcode first you need to know what finish is on the cane. A mild soap and water could work but it the finish is shellac it will spot. If its shellac use denatured Alcohol. Its hard to say without knowing the finish on the canes if the wrong cleaner is used on the wrong finish it will cause issues. |
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TheMagicOfLuke Loyal user Illinois 201 Posts |
I used a hair dryer and they peeled off mostly and then finished it up with some WD-40 to get rid if the residue. Thanks for the reply!
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TheMagicOfLuke Loyal user Illinois 201 Posts |
Does anyone know if I should do all black or just the trim or if it matters? Thanks.
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
To take the sticky stuff off left behind by a label, you use a product called "Goo-Gone" purchased at any hardware store.
No, I would not recommend the steps to be painted black. Better to paint them in contrast with your cabinet, blue, red, whichever color is least used on the cabinet design. Don't forget those none skid/slip strips from the home improvement store, they can save a serious accident from happening. I hope you put some design on walls, it creates interest and holds attention. I tis to bad that Abbott's is selling Paul Osborne plans in place of their own plans. I think they put all their planes in a book. They have more detail. Click here to view attached image. |
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TheMagicOfLuke Loyal user Illinois 201 Posts |
I had them painted white with black trim. The black is flat to make the steps look thinner. For the design should that be painted or something extra added on? Thanks, Luke.
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TheMagicOfLuke Loyal user Illinois 201 Posts |
Sorry about the blue tape but here's the panels as they are now. I plan on keeping the black and white color scheme throughout the rest of my illusions, but I won't make them plain black and white, I'll add something to each one. Thanks, Luke.
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TheMagicOfLuke Loyal user Illinois 201 Posts |
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
In my opinion, and it is only my opinion, is that the white will get very dirty looking on the steps very fast. You will be constantly painting them.
I posted the drawing of the trick from Abbott's as that shows an artistic design. You can do something like that in black and white if that is what you like. Just make some stencils from stencils card and spray paint the design on them. If you put some of the non-slip strips on the steps that may be enough to make the steps look more like steps. |
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TheMagicOfLuke Loyal user Illinois 201 Posts |
I'll work on some stencils soon. Thanks for all the help, Luke.
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illusionman2 Special user 991 Posts |
Illusion -- ORIENTAL MYSTERY
http://www.magicauction.com/Mag_auc/illusion.htm this is the way I would paint the steps. |
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Thom Bliss Loyal user Southern California 271 Posts |
My two cents worth: You want the steps to be one dark dull color.
You don't want to call attention to the steps. They should be, in the audience's mind, just something to allow somebody to climb onto the raised platform or into the box. It's better if they don't even notice them, or forget about them immediately. The less they think about them the better. White and pastel colors, and bright (gloss) colors both call attention to themselves and make things look bigger, while dark, dull (matte) colors look smaller and are less likely to be noticed. |
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magicwatcher2005 Elite user Washington state 446 Posts |
The structural design and the paint scheme on those steps is possibly the worst you could have used. The black frames with the white center panels make it look like exactly what it is - one big hollow box. Even the least mechanically inclined spectator will be reminded of every hollow packing crate they've ever seen.
The stair treads need to be thick, and overhang the front and sides of the structure by a couple of inches. They'll be hollow where it counts (of course) but should appear to be heavy solid lumber stock. 2 inches "thick" would not even come close to overkill, and the audience will subconsciously assume the first step is as solid as the top step appears to be, so even with the closed support sections it would "eliminate" the possibly of one big hollow center section. The "solid" stair treads should be a dark color and the support section a different color. Personally, I would make the treads a medium-dark brown and the support sections black - suggesting the treads are solid stained lumber and the supports are plywood painted black. For added deception the toe-kick panels should each angle back toward the bottom, suggesting the idea of angled "shelf supports" under each tread. A very slight angle - 10 to 15 degrees - will go a long way toward misleading the spectators' minds. You probably won't rebuild them, of course, but you should if you want to fool anyone over the age of 10. . |
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TheMagicOfLuke Loyal user Illinois 201 Posts |
Thanks for the advice! These are the actual steps from the Osborne plans, which I tried to base mine off of structurally. What are the main differences between mine and these? Are these also wrong? Thanks, Luke.
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TheMagicOfLuke Loyal user Illinois 201 Posts |
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
Luke, obviously Magicwatcher2005 doesn't own or even have built this illusion, he advice is totally outrageous. Making inaccurate comments on an illusion without taking the effect and routine into account is totally incorrect thinking. Look up the illusion and find out what the effect is, before making any recommendations. Please!
As far has having the stairs a dark color, is very dangerous for the magician and assistants. Shadows on stage can be cause big accidents. What terrible comments. Luke, you do what you like, if it does not work, it is easy to repaint the areas you find troublesome. You have done a fine job from your pictures. |
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magicwatcher2005 Elite user Washington state 446 Posts |
As usual, Hegbli goes looking to start a fight with a personal attack.
The Osborne designs are often "quick and dirty" when it comes to things like bases and steps, and what is pictured above looks exactly like what it is - a hollow crate. If you think that will fool the average audience then go ahead use it; most audiences are polite enough to not boo even when the secret is quite obvious. Hegbli IS right about one thing: feel free to build whatever you want, Luke. Most magicians fool themselves more than anyone else anyway. On the other hand, if you want to see a good example of how design (rather than just a paint scheme) can be used to make a load space look like separate entities - and therefore NOT hollow - see the below image. http://www.magicauction.com/Auction_L_Pi......6980.jpg |
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
And magicwatcher2005 fools himself into thinking he knows what he is even talking about, once again. No fight here, just trying to set the excellent young man he is doing good, and not listen to someone that has no experience. You have to reference an auction site, really! Some expert you are, lets see your self built cane cabinet illusion, with you in front of an audience standing beside it, then I may think you have an ounce of credit.
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magicwatcher2005 Elite user Washington state 446 Posts |
Yeah, listen to Bill Hegbli - he's a "Graduate of Chavez School of Prestidigitation and Showmanship" (lol), and an expert on how they did it two centuries ago... so he still thinks that's good enough. Goes right by 'em, huh Bill?
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