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Title: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: phantom1412 on November 05, 2011, 05:09:27 AM
I have a lot of old decks that I don't know what to do with them.
I use some of them in magic. Torn them, throw them. But there are still a lot of them.
What should I do with them?

And another question, how old is the deck you usually use in magic?
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: loldudex2 on November 05, 2011, 08:14:20 AM
I have a lot of old decks that I don't know what to do with them.
I use some of them in magic. Torn them, throw them. But there are still a lot of them.
What should I do with them?

And another question, how old is the deck you usually use in magic?

I just keep thm in my collection to look pretty
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: phantom1412 on November 05, 2011, 08:41:23 AM
They are only the standard back. And I wanna make use of them more than let them sitting around.
I don't have a lot of place to store decks.
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: Kanped on November 05, 2011, 10:24:18 AM
You could use them as wallpaper? 

I dunno; they're yours,, do whatever you like, basically!
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: junjie04 on November 05, 2011, 11:58:36 AM
They are only the standard back. And I wanna make use of them more than let them sitting around.
I don't have a lot of place to store decks.
Make gaff, TnR, Card throwing and rose making:D
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: Evan on November 05, 2011, 12:01:39 PM
Those are the decks that you should do TnR, signed cards, and things like that. Or you can just recycle them...  :'(
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: loldudex2 on November 05, 2011, 12:36:13 PM
Or you can just recycle them...  :'(

You mean like all those Monarch's :P

But seriously, use them for throwing or tricks where you need to sign cards.
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: Evan on November 05, 2011, 12:38:55 PM
You mean like all those Monarch's :P

But seriously, use them for throwing or tricks where you need to sign cards.
haha, not to get off topic here, but i can't believe they did that!... ok so back on topic...
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: loldudex2 on November 05, 2011, 12:45:25 PM
I would spread them out and frame them. That's what I'm going to do with my 3 destroyed Red Artifice.
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: Billywiz on November 05, 2011, 02:10:06 PM
I use my old decks for magic ( signed card, torn,restored,card stab,gaffs..etc.),also
a mate of mine,used old cards to make a railing for his poker table,he put them at various
places on the rail and put a shalacer (sp?) finish over them,to make them part of the rail design.
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: austin on November 05, 2011, 02:32:33 PM
You could make somthing out of them such as a box.
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: John B. on November 05, 2011, 03:18:30 PM
You could make somthing out of them such as a box.

you mean like what i did? you need a lot of tape
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: loldudex2 on November 05, 2011, 04:30:22 PM
you mean like what i did? you need a lot of tape

Mismag882 Has a video on his website on how to make a box. Zero tape Required.

http://www.thecardtrickteacher.com/card-trick-video.php?v=3042
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: austin on November 05, 2011, 05:13:47 PM
Yes, Mismagg822's video is more of what I was referring to. Not to hard pretty simple, and I don't think it requires any tape if I remember right.
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: loldudex2 on November 05, 2011, 05:17:06 PM
It doesn't require tape.
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: VortexHead on November 05, 2011, 05:31:55 PM
I just keep them all, I still play around with really old decks. They're always good for something.
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: Bulldozah on November 05, 2011, 08:23:08 PM
It's too bad that it isn't a little bit bigger - I reckon it would be awesome to have a box made out of playing cards to store playing cards.

Also, I imagine bicycle-themed origami would look absolutely spectacular.
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: John B. on November 05, 2011, 09:27:28 PM
wish i knew of this vid, i made one with tape, it was really cool though.
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: austin on November 05, 2011, 09:28:29 PM
Mismag882 Has a video on his website on how to make a box. Zero tape Required.

http://www.thecardtrickteacher.com/card-trick-video.php?v=3042
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: loldudex2 on November 05, 2011, 09:47:05 PM


Um, what was the point to that comment?
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: austin on November 05, 2011, 09:50:04 PM
Ohh my bad I just realized that MrMagic322 said I wish I knew of this video. I thought he meant that he doesn't know where to find it, but now that I think about I think he meant tat he wishes he knew of it before he made what he made with his cards.
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: dee1orean on November 06, 2011, 06:48:56 AM
If I'm practicing a new flourish or multiple packet cut. I'll use an old deck and tape the cards together into the required number of packets.
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: JMMJ on November 06, 2011, 10:53:25 PM
I also have a friend who made a hat out of old cards
9with tape)
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: Gunshy1 on November 06, 2011, 10:55:38 PM
If I'm practicing a new flourish or multiple packet cut. I'll use an old deck and tape the cards together into the required number of packets.

great idea i think im going to try this out.
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: law_kid on November 07, 2011, 12:15:31 AM
I often play cards with my old decks.
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: MrLukeCarroll on November 07, 2011, 12:38:26 AM
Once my deck gets old I gimmick up the entire deck to certain tricks (EG - Gimicking up all the royalty cards for Cannibal)

Then you don't need to ruin a new full deck of cards each time your doing a trick ;)
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: junjie04 on November 08, 2011, 11:48:14 AM
Once my deck gets old I gimmick up the entire deck to certain tricks (EG - Gimicking up all the royalty cards for Cannibal)

Then you don't need to ruin a new full deck of cards each time your doing a trick ;)

Me too:D CANNIBAL gimmick, awesome:D
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: Paul Carpenter on November 08, 2011, 11:59:48 AM
You could do like I did (more details in the "Framed Uncuts" thread) and mount them up in a frame like this:

http://cl.ly/BaWN


I really like the idea of taping a deck into packets to use when learning a new flourish. Very nice thinking, gonna do that (maybe take my most-horrible-cards-ever-created Target $1 specials and make a 6 packet deck or something).
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: loldudex2 on November 08, 2011, 12:06:33 PM
Once I get "Trilogy" I will definitely be taping up little packets of cards.
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: Don Boyer on November 12, 2011, 06:29:38 AM
I've seen how-to videos for making wallets out of old playing cards or out of their boxes.  Another interesting idea is laying them out on a table and covering the top with a sheet of glass.  Some bars have done similar, but they shellacked the cards to the bar surface.

Using them for magic tricks which involve destroying cards is a good way to go.  If the deck is worn but still intact, handing them down to a little kid to play with works fine - they don't care about fanning and glide when playing Go Fish or Crazy 8s.
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: Jin Jian on November 12, 2011, 12:10:08 PM
For me i will just keep them .. perhaps make a marked deck or what ever deck you can think of
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: loldudex2 on November 12, 2011, 12:25:55 PM
I also really enjoy throwing cards.
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: phantom1412 on November 12, 2011, 12:27:29 PM
I also really enjoy throwing cards.

Me too, but I don't enjoy picking them up...
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: loldudex2 on November 12, 2011, 12:31:25 PM
Me too, but I don't enjoy picking them up...

That's why I just throw them at a foam board. No need to pick up any.
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: John B. on November 13, 2011, 07:52:38 PM
i have an old deck that has been beat to crap, since im a pyro maniac im thinking cleaning alcohol and a book of matches.
Title: Re: What do you do with old decks?
Post by: loldudex2 on November 13, 2011, 07:57:18 PM
i have an old deck that has been beat to crap, since im a pyro maniac im thinking cleaning alcohol and a book of matches.

Video tape it please.