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How To Farrow Shuffle a Deck Of Cards

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Mastering the Farrow Shuffle will make you look like a Vegas pro.

To complete this How-To you will need:

A deck of cards
Fanning powder

Step 1: Bend the deck

Bend the deck slightly when you take it out of the box for the first time. This will help when it comes time to shuffle the cards.

Tip: Use a new, high-quality deck. It's harder if the cards are worn.

Step 2: Position the deck

Hold the deck in your left hand with your thumb on the long edge facing your body and your index finger on the short edge. Rest your other fingers on the long edge opposite the thumb.

Step 3: Take half the deck with your right hand

Take half the deck in your right hand. Press the top of the cards with your index finger, hold them with your thumb on the long edge, and hold with other fingers on the opposite long edge.

Tip: Fanning powder, found in magic shops, will make the cards glide more easily.

Step 4: Apply pressure

Apply pressure to the ends of the cards with your thumbs and middle fingers. This will make the cards fan open slightly at the other end.

Step 5: Align the cards and push

Align the open edges of cards and push them into one another. Jiggle them until they fit snugly into each other.

Step 6: Slip the cards together

Slip the cards back together into the deck.

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  • HOLY SHIT, IT'S HARIMA...

  • about the fanning powder, do you guys know if it ok to used fanning powder on a black deck.?

  • An Underground T-Shirt... Yes, I like to stay in an overcrowded, rubbish-filled, sweaty, urban labyrinth too. Mind the gap!

  • @780Justin me too, hi five!

  • everyday im shufflin

  • @usaswim323 ya optional pliers

  • Those cards suck....

  • whats a deck of cards?

  • @ivanyoulube i loled for about a minute, you were so funny i subbed u

  • "jiggle them until they fit snugly into each other"

    hahahaha really?

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