How to Do Knife Tricks

Knife tricks are a fun way to entertain family and friends. There are many different tricks to do with knives, and most of them are not dangerous at all. With practice, you can become skilled enough in these tricks to fool even your closest friends. The tricks here are some of the easiest tricks to perform with knives. Just never do anything with knives that could actually harm you or anyone else.

Things You'll Need

• Knives Cloth napkins or handkerchiefs Spoon Pins Thread Drill

Instructions

1. Use a spoon, knife and napkin for the turning-a-spoon-into-a-knife trick. Place the knife at an angle under the napkin with one end pointing toward you. Place the spoon on the left side of the napkin parallel to the knife. Pull the left hand corner of the napkin over the spoon, but don't reveal the knife. Roll up the napkin, knife and spoon all at once. Roll the napkin until the whole thing is upside down. Pull the corners of the napkin to unroll them. The knife should be on top of the napkin now. Move the knife, pick up the napkin and spoon and drop the spoon into your lap. You are finished!

2. Use dull or plastic knives to juggle knives under your legs. Take three throwing knives and practice juggling normally. This could take some time to learn. Never grab the blades of the knives, only the handles. Once you have mastered regular juggling of the knives, then practice throwing the knife under one knife and catching it. When throwing with your right hand, go under the right leg. From the left, use the left leg. Add in the other knives once you can catch the knife thrown under the leg. The trick when adding the other knives is to make the throw right before the leg throw much higher than the normal throw. This ensures you have enough time to retrieve the knife thrown under the leg.

3. Use a double-sided napkin or handkerchief and a knife to perform the disappearing knife trick. Sew two handkerchiefs together with a pocket in the middle. Attach a string to a false knife blade and hang inside the pocket. Make sure that the blade disappears when the handkerchief is held open. Make a bag with a metal ring to hold it open to slip the real knife into. When seated, place the bag between your knees. Grab the table knife and slip it into the middle of the handkerchief. Distract the audience so that you can slip the knife into the bag. Use the tip of the false knife to deceive the audience into thinking that you still have the knife. Then when you hold it out flat, the knife has "disappeared."

4. Use a small knife tip that looks like a small knife to perform the swallowing-a-knife trick. Take a small knife and hold it in your hand so that the knife is completely concealed by your hand and sleeve except for a very small tip showing from the bottom of your hand. Have the knife tip ready in your hand. Replace the real knife with the knife tip and then drop the real knife into your lap or on the floor. Bring your hand up to your mouth and tap it, slowing lowering the knife tip into your mouth. Pretend that you are swallowing the whole of the real knife. Be careful not to swallow the knife tip when performing this trick.

5. Use a knife, napkin and pin to perform the trick of cutting someone's arm without cutting their clothes. Cover the arm with the napkin. Use the dull end of the blade to saw at their arm. Conceal a small pin in your hand. Once you have started sawing, insert the pin into their clothes right next to the knife. Poke them slightly with the pin as you cut. This will make them feel like their arm has been cut.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure to practice good showmanship. This is the most important element when performing knife tricks.

• Never perform any knife tricks without proper amount of practice beforehand. Injuries could occur.