The New York Times "HOUDINI—THE GREATEST SHOWMAN OF ALL?". New York Times. 1 November 1981. Archived from the original on 2010-10-10. This variant begins in a similar way to the jig sawing and is also usually performed using an audience volunteer as the assistant, again without any prior rehearsal. With the assistant lying on a table, the magician fixes a frame over her midriff. The magician then presents a bow saw and proceeds to saw through the volunteer assistant, with the blade guided within the frame. Once the blade has apparently passed all the way through the volunteer assistant the frame is released and removed. It is then revealed that the volunteer assistant is encircled by the handle and blade of the bow saw. Genevieve spoke up too, "But Terry isn't like all the other magicians. That's the point. Didn't you read the flyer we gave you about the show?  Witness Magic you've never seen before'" Bryant, S. "Claudia Schiffer: From Supermodel to Magician's Assistant". Genii magazine, August 1996, (Vol 59, No 8.). Good, now Genevieve, please take the ribbon from Jenny and wind it up into a neat bundle, so it doesn't get tangled."

I'm sorry! I should have thought of that and used a longer piece of ribbon. Are you OK if we carry on? But you'll have to try to control the laughing or the cut won't be straight." She nodded and braced herself for the next bout of sawing; the terror seemed to have gone from her eyes. Jenny tried to understand the problem, but continued to look perplexed; no-one knew if she was confused by the puzzle or not knowing the solution.What’s so disappointing is the public will just watch a clip of David Copperfield and say, ‘Fake legs!’” Flom said. “They’re missing out on hundreds of thousands of dollars of ingenuity and creativity.”

OK, folks it's time to be as quiet as you can, because we are about to go for a take. Welcome Terry!" The studio manager walked forward and was lost among the cameras as the lights on the floor intensified and those illuminating the audience and crew dimmed.

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Actually I expected one of those thin boxes on tables, kind of thing, like all the other magicians use."

Jenny, take the end of the ribbon and thread it through the hole in the side of the box and attach it to the clip by the hole. You'll need to lean over the side of the box, because I'll be at the front."Most magicians really don’t want those revealed, as I found out while researching this article. Including that would be like “doing a history of Santa Claus, then writing at the end, ‘He doesn’t exist,’” Caveney said. Great!" said Terry, "Jenny, it seems that you are spokesperson for your friends tonight. So I'll get you to assist me cut your friends in halves." For a moment Jenny looked disappointed. "OK, which one of your friends are we going to cut in half first?"

Jenny looked concerned at this question, but soon recovered and named Jennifer as the first to be sawn. When asked why, she replied, "Well, Jennifer isn't as into this as much as me and Genevieve are (she took some persuading to get her to stand up). If we don't do it soon she may get away." Before she had a chance to express any reservations Terry and Jenny took hold of the saw and began to saw into the box. Before two strokes had been completed, Genevieve made her protests into a scream. The magician and his de facto assistant performed 6 further strokes with the saw, causing the sound of sawing into wood to be heard and the generation of some sawdust, which floated to the floor. Stephen Mulhern performing the UK TV debut of the Les Arnold Crystal Sawing on ITV's Magic Numbers [1] In September 1921, motivated by concerns about preventing competition from other magicians who might copy him, Horace Goldin forwent secrecy and applied for a patent for Sawing a woman in half. He was awarded U.S. patent number 1,458,575 on 12 June 1923. [6] [16] The following is an outline summary the patent: Sometimes the magician might give the impression of hypnotizing the assistant into a rigid trance before having her lifted onto the table. She is secured in place with two metal "straps" that close over her waist and which align close to the plane of the saw. She might also be further secured with straps or manacles at her wrists and ankles. A strip of wood is pushed beneath her waist in line with the saw. The saw is then started and the table set in motion. The saw visibly passes through the assistant and generally sounds like it is sawing through something.

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This is perfect for after dinner shows, before dinner shows, presentations etc. Imagine your CEO or head of accounts being sawn in half. A fantastic opportunity for photos and social media.