The Libra Project

The Libra Project

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The Libra Project
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The Libra Project

The Libra Project

You always know how many cards.
£10.00

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Benji’s take

I always used to think Weighing the Cards was a boring effect - until I started doing it, and people would sit there for ages just watching me do it again and again, in fascination. That was when I realised there was something weirdly compelling about the plot.

— Benji

Why we like it

It's cheap and full of interesting methods to perform Weighing the Cards. It ain't gonna change magic, but it's a lot of great magic for a great price.

The honest bit

Multiple methods are taught - the limitations depend on the method. Some require memory work, some don't require memory work but require a faro-shuffle. None are completely self working, but they're all fairly simple. One requires a level of experience that can only be built up over years of handling cards.

Watch it performed

What you get

Instant Tutorial

Practical details

Difficulty
5/10
Reset
A few minutes
Angles
360
Props required
A deck of cards (ungimmicked)
Format
Download
Teaching time
1 hour

If it isn’t for you

Send us an email and we'll refund you. There's no time limit on it — next week or in five years — and you don't have to explain yourself. We'd rather you spent your money on something you'll actually use.

What people said

From reviews left on our previous store.

  • "There are some excellent and very practical ideas on to how to weigh cards on the fly. Low-key but totally clear presentation. Thanks for the great project. It makes me kick myself for not thinking about this."
    — Jonathan Lebowitz

We used to think this routine sucked… 
…until we started performing it. 

The Libra Project - Our Exploration of ‘Weighing the Cards’

Dear friend,

Here’s the story:

There’s a routine many magicians perform called ‘weighing the cards.’

The basic idea of this effect is that the audience cuts any number of cards they like from the deck, and the magician instantly reveals how many cards are in the packet.

Sounds cool, right?

Well…a few years ago, that’s not what we thought.

We decided, without ever actually performing this trick for real spectators, that this effect was about as interesting as a pile of bricks.

(And we were VERY vocal about this opinion).

Then, one day, everything changed.

We were up late celebrating the New Year with friends when they asked to see some magic.

At the time, we were feeling incredibly lazy and wanted to perform an effect that we could guarantee would work without any effort on our part.

So we swallowed our pride and performed ‘weighing the cards.’

The result?

They loved it.

In fact, they couldn’t get enough, and we were blown away by the response to what we thought was a very basic effect.

Since then, this routine has become one of our favorite plots in magic.

If you don’t know already, here’s what the routine looks like:

(The following was performed with a borrowed deck and is not using a memorized deck for the method!) 

As you can see, it plays really well for real world audiences and is an incredible solid routine to add to any card magic set.

It’s as compelling as it is simple for the spectator to follow.

Here’s what’s included in The Libra Project:

Level 1: The base method

It’s no secret that the usual way to accomplish this effect uses a stack, and we’ll cover exactly how that works in this level.

Level 2: SHUFFLE the deck first

We weren’t entirely stupid when we first criticized this routine. The other complaint we raised was that this routine would be much cooler if you could genuinely shuffle some or even all the cards before performing.

So in this variation we show you how you can perform weighing the cards with a VERY convincing and real shuffle sequence.

Level 3: No memory work and you can shuffle the deck

In this variation, we show you how to perform ‘weighing the cards’ without any memory work—and while using the same shuffle sequence as above.

Level 4: No memory work, you can shuffle the deck, and you never look at the faces

It gets even better. In this variation, you never look at the faces of the cards, you give the cards a genuine shuffle before you begin—and zero memory work is required.

Level 5: Experimental ideas

In this level we show you some admittedly ambitious but fun ways to perform ‘weighing the cards’ impromptu with a borrowed deck.

BONUS: Benji’s Shuffle Sequence

Included with this project you’ll get an incredibly helpful and as far as we know entirely original shuffle sequence that looks like a real shuffle but acts like a faro.

Before you buy, you should also know about our 100% NO QUESTIONS ASKED REFUND GUARANTEE.

Of all the purchases, we receive our refund rate is just 3%. 100% of refund requests were granted, most within just 48 hours.

And here’s the thing that’s different about our refund policy from other companies—you can get your money back simply because you don’t like the method.

Meaning that sinking feeling we’ve all felt when we learn the method for a new trick and you feel as if it was money wasted, is completely eliminated.

Here’s what one of our clients had to say about our refund policy…

“When I decided a certain trick was not really for me, I was immediately offered a refund with no questions asked. So ordering is risk free, which gives clients absolute confidence when ordering.” - Trevor

Oh, and here's what someone recently said specifically about the Libra Project:

"There are some excellent and very practical ideas on to how to weigh cards on the fly. Low-key but totally clear presentation. Thanks for the great project. It makes me kick myself for not thinking about this." - Jonathan

If you’re interested, buy now to secure the YouTube discount price: 

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