Autobend Silverware

THE BLURB:
Al Mann & Devin Knight were some of the early originators of
self bending spoon techniques. This is the REAL work on
self-bending spoons developed jointly by Al Mann and Devin
Knight during the mid 80s.

You get the exact method used by Devin in newspaper office
thru out the years to garner front page publicity. Show two
spoons, one in each hand. The spectator is given a choice of
either the stem or bowl of one of the spoons. Which ever he
chooses (no force) that part of the spoon bends forward in a
slow spooky manner.

Now the spoon in the other hand starts to visibly bend and
is dropped into the spectator's hand WHILE STILL BENDING for
complete examination without any switch.

The second spoon then becomes rubbery and flops around like
loose rubber. Suddenly the rubbery spoons breaks in half and
falls into the person's hand for examination.

Only two spoons used and there is NO SWITCH of any kind in
the above routine. Both spoons can be immediately examined.

This manuscript is full of early Mann/Knight metal bending
history and contains techniques only previously revealed in
a now out of print joint Mann/Knight publication. This
routine and handling has been highly acclaimed by those who
have read it. It continues to be one of Knight's best
selling releases.

Almost self-working with no skill needed. Complete with
special spoons and detailed photographic directions showing
you all the handlings.

MY COMMENTS:
Call this a Poor Man's Metalbending routine?!? Those who
are serious about metal bending are advised to get
Banachek's DVDs, among others. However, this is a very
good starting point while you're learning to do the
"real" stuff. I say this only because the techniques
involved here are very easy to do and certainly involve
the use of a "special spoon." Despite that, it's
definitely effective and no less professional than other
routines, but it does require you to have this "special
spoon" with you in order to accomplish the routine.
Also, this "special spoon" will need maintenance after
continued use, but Devin tips that you can get extra
material needed for the "special spoon" pretty
cheaply from a pet supply store.

The blurb is just a tad misleading, though. It states,
"Only two spoons used and there is NO SWITCH of any kind in
the above routine. Both spoons can be immediately examined."
However, if you read the lines just above the description
you'll note that only one and a half spoons are inspected.
With some slight handling additions that don't involve
switching, you can hand out that other piece as well. But
the author points out this is not necessary, which I totally
agree with. Still, it's not literally being able to have
them completely examine both spoons.

As with most of Devin Knight's products, the instructions
are not fancy. They are ten pages of 8.5" by 11" paper,
stapled in the corner, with some black and white photos, and
folded to fit in the polybag. You get one "special" spoon,
some extra replacement something, and an extra spoon to
practice a key move with. The routine is well-explained and
there are a couple of versions given, though the best, by
far, is the one described in the blurb and is Devin Knight's
pet routine. Again, this is a solid routine for those who
want to begin doing metal bending routines, or for those who
want a good metal bending routine without studying the
subject more in depth.