Cutting Remarks

Cutting Remarks is a Haunted Deck that doesn't use elastic of any kind, not even a thread. Peter Duffie used a similar principle in his effect Ascension to achieve a very unusual version of the Rising Card.

David's first introduction to a threadless Self Cutting Deck was provided by Bob Ostin. His version of the effect, using a gimmick which can be added to and removed from the deck, is described in his lecture notes (Sleightly Surprising) and remains one of the finest handlings.