Alain Bellon: Obsidian Oblique - the Bellon Billet Techniques
Bellon, Alain: Obsidian Oblique - the Bellon Billet Techniques
©2003 Alain Bellon
Softcover, comb-bound, 8.5x11", 85pg
Alain Bellon: Obsidian Oblique
Image courtesy eBay seller crazzycat61

Comments: On the billet peek. Book came with a CD that includes a video performance, and a PDF of Al Mann's Acidus by Millard Longman, the inspiration for this work.

Contents (from book ToC):

1 Acknowledgements
4 Foreword
6 Introduction

8 Evolution
11 The Card Stock

12 Bellon Half-Billet Move
14 - Folding the card
14 - Pre-show Folding
17 - Impromptu Folding
18 - No Folding
21 The Basic Position
23 - Push Technique
23 - The basic push
25 - The Thumb-tip Push
28 - A Crimp
30 Insert technique
33 - Restricting the writing area
35 - Peeking
36 - A convincing move
38 - Closure
39 - Troubleshooting
40 - Sample Routine
42 The no-contact technique
43 - Peeking inside

45 Bellon Whole-Billet Move
47 Folding the card
47 - Pre-show Folding
50 - Impromptu Folding
50 Opening the Billet
57 Closing the billet
62 Putting it all together
62 The Transference and Opening
64 Peeking
65 Closure
67 Troubleshooting
67 A Sample Routine

71 Presentation Ideas
71 Pre-Show
72 Watches and time themes
73 Q&A
74 Remote Viewing
75 Book/magazine/newsspaper test
77 Combination Lock
77 Readings

79 Thoughts on Billet Work
84 About the author


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