One Handed Drop Cut

The One Handed Drop Cut is a simple way to cut a deck of cards with one hand. This card trick might often be called by the simpler name of the “one handed cut.” The trick only has four steps and is very easy to learn.

Tutorial

The deck of cars is held along the long edges with your thumb on one edge and the fingers on the other side. Release half of the cards with your thumb and they will drop down into your palm.

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Remove your index finger from the deck, move it below the dropped cards, and push up on those cards until they come in contact with you thumb. Once you reach this point, keep pushing and your thumb will release from the original cards.

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These cards will drop down onto the fingernail and knuckle of your index finger. Lower the index finger so that the cards are resting on the fingers.

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Move the thumb towards your finger tips, placing the cards held by your thumb on top of the other cards.

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7 Comments

  1. David
    Posted June 2, 2006 at 12:07 pm | Permalink

    This is actually called the Charlier Cut.

  2. Posted January 7, 2007 at 3:41 pm | Permalink

    Thanks, this is really helpful. :D

  3. dom
    Posted February 21, 2007 at 5:51 pm | Permalink

    hey…. i am not sure but is it possible that my hand is too short??

  4. lucuu
    Posted April 19, 2007 at 7:24 pm | Permalink

    thas pretty easier than i thought

  5. Katie
    Posted August 3, 2007 at 2:52 pm | Permalink

    My hands are too small for this but at least I know how it’s dont now! :)

  6. mango
    Posted August 25, 2007 at 12:58 am | Permalink

    Man how the heck did you do it!! My thumb is too short!! But i found out that if you use half of the deck it is easier.

  7. dames
    Posted November 2, 2007 at 11:55 pm | Permalink

    this can be done with a small hand tho it is alot harder, u have to lean the droped stack of cards up the side and over the top stack without the top stack sliping from your finger tips, or from falling out between the index and the rest of the fingers… abit harder but yea

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