The Magic Beans WorkShop
Step into my workshop....
The Magic Beans Workshop produces custom made high quality props for magical entertainment.
Workshop projects
NEW: The Slippery Stick
The Teleportation Device
NEW: The Slippery Stick
If you haven't seen Curtis Kam's take on Dick Zimmerman's "Slippery Rocks" - you need to!! Curtis took a classic hot rod effect and turned it up several notches. I have these available in several exotic wood versions: Zebra wood, Padauk, Merbau, and Purple Heart. Send me an email for more info.
Routine sources: Curtis Kam's Penguin LIVE lecture and "The Art of Close Up Magic" by Lewis Ganson.
Custom Magic Wands
The Teleportation Device
NEW: The Slippery Stick
Handmade wands turned and finished on a lathe in the Magic Beans Workshop, both traditional with tips and shaped handle wands available.
Contact me with the woods you want and I'll custom make a wand for you:
Options (For the shaft): Ebony, Bocote, Leopardwood, Bloodwood, Wenge, Walnut, Purpleheart, Cocobolo. (for the tips): Maple, Sycamore, Zebrawood.
The Teleportation Device
The Teleportation Device
The Teleportation Device
Just finished a second Teleportation Device. With this device, you can teleport small items across the room!! If you've seen Pop perform this, you know how amazing it is. Let me know if you want one, they're custom built to order.
Block Release
Block Release
The Teleportation Device
Six blocks are placed in a box and secured with a long pin. The two blocks selected by the spectator fall out. Everything can be fully examined. Coming soon!
Exotic Woods
Block Release
Exotic Woods
Wands are made from a variety of exotic woods. Woods like Purpleheart, zebra wood, African Padauk, Cocobolo, and Jarrah wood. (Pictured: Black Palm shaft with curly maple tips in production)
Custom Props
Block Release
Exotic Woods
Need something specific and special? Reach out and we'll talk about your project and how I can help. Whether a special prop, a routine specific closeup pad, custom table, or whatever.
Workshop happenings
Just re-acquainted myself with this classic work. Always fun to follow one of those paths. See one thing, it leads you to another, and another.... Thanks to Curtis for starting this path. Already lead to at lest one really fun classic - if you're interested in classic, old-school close up magic, scroll down and shoot me a message to find out what the latest "behind the scenes" offerings are from t
Micah performing for the Magic Club. He always wants to go first.
This month, the Magic Beans Workshop & Study is hosting our local magic club meeting. Contact me for more info.
These two prints come from UK artist Jay Fortune. The top is Dai Vernon (The Professor), considered universally to be the best close up magician of the 20th Century, maybe of all time. His work has inspired countless magicians. On the bottom is Ricky Jay, who advanced magic in so many ways, not only performing my personal favorite Cups and Balls routine of all time, but also starring in many movie
These exotic wood blocks are being prepped for a limited Deluxe Block Release run. One will stay in the workshop, the other four will be available soon.
Started working on a Black Palm wand with curly maple tips. I've got wood for two wands. This wood is super hard to work with. Not sure how many more of these wands will be produced.