Coin On The Knife
Effect : A coin is balanced on the tip of a dinner knife.
Preparation : This is a trick that can be done easily at the dinner table or at a show. It is called balancing a coin on a blade. You will need a table knife. Ask for a coin like a 2p or something like that. Unknown to the audience you have another coin the same coated with shoemakers wax or candle wax on one side.
Performance : As you receive the coin make a big show of getting the sword or knife. while doing so press the two coins together firmly. no one will notice that you have two coins stuck together. With a great show of taking care and the infinite amount of stillness you would need to balance a coin on a blade. Hold the blade horizontally sharp edge uppermost set the coin done on the blade so that the blade fits between the coins and holds there. Now with a might wave of your free hand you can prove that you can do this trick. I like to make the coin run up and down the blade but this does not always work and can make the trick fail so practice before you show it to anyone. And there it is the coin on the blade.
