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Greetings from the north

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 4:03 am
by ØyvindK
Hi all!
My name is Øyvind, and I'm a middle-aged (hurts to say it) Norwegian. My history in magic is very old, and unfortunately also very short. I've always been fascinated by magic, and as a teenager (nearly 30 years ago), I had a few small performances where I grew up (small countryside place), in addition to showing stuff to friends and family. It was nothing big or advanced, but I enjoyed it. Then life just came in the way, and a lot of time passed.

This brings us to present day, where my interest for magic has been rejuvenated, as I suddenly realized one day that I now have the opportunity to combine my hobby of 3D design and printing with magic. I looked around a bit online, and discovered Tenyo tricks, which is just the kind of things that I like. Tenyo obviously existed also when I was a teenager, but the internet did not, and I just didn't know about Tenyo. I've also discovered Kent Bergmann's site with 3D-printed tricks, and they are delightful!

I'm not good at sleight of hand (and becoming skilled takes more time and patience than I have), so primarily my attention will be on tricks that only requires modest skills in that area. Creating my own props (and tricks) will most likely be my main goal, and in many cases it might be to recreate Tenyo effects with my own twist/take (or no twist at all), time will show. I currently don't own any genuine Tenoy tricks, but I have ordered my very first (the Smart Guillotine), and I expect to receive it quite soon. Looking forward to play around with that!

My very first recreation of a Tenyo trick was finished yesterday, and I'll post some pictures of it shortly!

As a footnote, I have spent some time lurking in here the last couple of days, and this forum is quite clearly a very friendly place, and I hope to be able to contribute in here. I had the misfortune to post a question about recreating a Tenyo trick at another forum, only to be accused of theft (despite making it clear that I just wanted to create this for my own personal use), so I'll post my stuff here instead.

Re: Greetings from the north

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 9:09 am
by VictorS
Welcome Øyvind..Glad to have you here. Thanks for your story. I believe you can explore many things here and get inspiration for your magic. Have fun !

Re: Greetings from the north

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 2:36 pm
by KirkW
Hello Øyvind and welcome to the best and friendliest magic forum on the web! :D

Glad to have another craftsman on the forum. I’m sure you will quickly become acquainted with the other fine craftsmen/creators/inventors who are member here as well.
I too have ideas for tabletop illusions but I don’t possess the woodworking skills or the knowledge of CAD software to bring my ideas to life. I have built a few from stiff cardboard and styrene plastic but they look a bit rough to say the least. :cry:

I look forward to seeing your future 3D printed creations.

Kirk

Re: Greetings from the north

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 4:00 pm
by JohnM
So glad you found us Øyvind.

I am sure you will love it here, especially since you like to create magic.

We have a wealth of creators here.

Have Fun!

Re: Greetings from the north

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 5:36 pm
by ØyvindK
Thanks for the warm welcome! I hope to be able to contribute here going forward! This forum is clearly where the magic happens! :-)

Re: Greetings from the north

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 11:50 pm
by lnlver
Welcome here. We're looking forward to your contributions here.

Re: Greetings from the north

Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 10:40 am
by Steve S.
Welcome to this worthwhile playground! Enjoy...

Re: Greetings from the north

Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 8:59 am
by Roberto B.
Welcome!!

Re: Greetings from the north

Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 4:02 pm
by David DeTenyo
Velkommen - flott å ha deg her!

Re: Greetings from the north

Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 6:26 pm
by ØyvindK
Takk for det, David! Kan du faktisk norsk, eller brukte du Google translate? :-)

Re: Greetings from the north

Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 6:32 pm
by Steve S.
ØyvindK wrote:Takk for det, David! Kan du faktisk norsk, eller brukte du Google translate? :-)
David DeTenyo wrote:Velkommen - flott å ha deg her!
That’s easy for you guys to say! :lol:

Re: Greetings from the north

Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 6:50 pm
by ØyvindK
I think David may have cheated, I just noticed that he also greeted other new members in their mother tongue... :-)

Re: Greetings from the north

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 5:19 pm
by Rob Rand
A bit late, but welcome !

Re: Greetings from the north

Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 7:11 am
by David DeTenyo
ØyvindK wrote:I think David may have cheated, I just noticed that he also greeted other new members in their mother tongue... :-)
Haha yes, Google Translate to the rescue ;)

Re: Greetings from the north

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:23 pm
by BluBob
Better late than never ...

Welcome, enjoy & have fun! :lol: