Entered the world in 1946, the magic world in 1952, witnessing his first trick from a great uncle, who threaded a door key on to a piece of string and with a wave of the hand, the key fell to the floor. The magic bug set in right there and then.
Grandfather followed up with a coin trick and then his father took him in to Bernard's Magic Shop in Melbourne. A few pocket tricks were purchased and this further encouraged the young Baxter towards performing. By the time he was 14, sleight of hand had taken a firm hold.
Decades down the track and magic with cards, coins, small objects and an occasional venture towards mind reading is what keeps the fascination on hold.
Still not retired from vocation as a piano tuner and technician, but has cut back on commercial gigs in order to spend more time with family. Enjoys writing up tailored versions of known classics and when time permits, relaxing over a quiet game of chess.
Coauthors: Barry Govan, Murray Cooper, Gerry McCreanor
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Three Good DealsIan Baxter![]() Looking to jettison these overbearing routines? Author Ian Baxter has put together some practical alternatives - three highly entertaining, well-paced Poker Deals in one exceptional manuscript. Easy, delightful... | 2021 / 1 / 2 | $6.00 to wish list | ||
Three ExtrasIan Baxter![]() 1st edition 2020, PDF 9 pages. | 2020 / 10 / 19 | $4.00 to wish list | ||
Smooth ElevatorIan Baxter![]() 1st edition 2020, PDF 7 pages. | 2020 / 9 / 12 | $4.00 to wish list | ||
Essayed ProphesyIan Baxter![]() "A modern-day approach based on casual handling and natural misdirection, achieving the same outcome while eliminating the move entirely. Very clever thinking." - David Jones 1st edition 2020, PDF 4 pages. | 2020 / 8 / 17 | $4.00 to wish list | ||
Further StrandsIan Baxter![]() 1st edition 2020, PDF 12 pages. | 2020 / 7 / 24 | $6.00 to wish list | ||
More StrandsIan Baxter![]() 1st edition 2020, PDF 9 pages. | 2020 / 4 / 24 | $6.00 to wish list | ||
Himber HappeningIan Baxter![]() "A significant improvement with a radical new use for the Himber Wallet. Very clever thinking indeed. Perfect!" - David Jones 1st edition 2020, PDF 6 pages. | 2020 / 4 / 4 | $4.00 to wish list | ||
2020 Vision FaultIan Baxter![]() "A very direct effect here - entertaining presentation, plays big, kicker ending and can be done with a borrowed deck. This card mystery has it all!" - David Jones 1st edition 2020, PDF 4 pages. | 2020 / 1 / 20 | $4.00 to wish list | ||
Departure LoungeIan Baxter![]() 1st edition 2019, PDF 4 pages. | 2019 / 12 / 15 | $4.00 to wish list | ||
A Further Three To ConsiderIan Baxter![]() 1st edition 2019, PDF 11 pages. | 2019 / 12 / 15 | $6.00 to wish list | ||
Another Three To ConsiderIan Baxter![]() Jones continues: "As with his Five Kinks series, or his previous offering Three To Consider, Ian has once again provided us with three very entertaining card mysteries, all of which are high audience impact, but require minimal sleights." Scarne's Certified Thought, Mark Of The Whistler, and Random Paradox all attest to Baxter's revisions. 1st edition 2019, 13 pages.... | 2019 / 11 / 23 | $6.00 to wish list | ||
Three To ConsiderIan Baxter![]() Too Easy Ace Cutting sees Ian reducing sleights to an absolute minimum for this timeless favorite, adding a surprise ending. Distinctive Side Steal describes a handling for this sleight which resolves the one fundamental problem with the move, making it far easier to acquire. Brown's Wandering Card: Ian describes his own version here and includes a subtlety which significantly enhances the deceptiveness of Brown's routine. 1st edition 2019, 17 pages. | 2019 / 5 / 19 | $6.00 to wish list | ||
The Guarantee CardIan Baxter![]() "Another look at the Three Of Clubs problem" and you will be hard pressed to find an easier, more practical application than this one. Performer places a card on the table, spectator thinks of and names any card in the deck. Performer turns over his prediction and wow...that's it! The raw effect is impressive: Performer extracts a card from the deck, placing it face down to the table. Spectator now names any card that comes to mind, with the tabled selection revealed as the one thought of. Yes, as brief and as straightforward as that. A firm favourite that has been making the rounds for... | 2018 / 9 / 25 | $4.00 to wish list | ||
Scarne Thinks AgainIan Baxter![]() Here is a 21st Century version of John Scarne's Think-A-Card, published by U.F. Grant back in 1938. Whereas Scarne's version relied on the convenience of writing predictions on cigarette papers, Baxter completely dispenses with this quaint idea with a new, slick presentation. Daley was really fired up about this highly effective mental test from the ingenious Scarne: "You are about to become the possessor of a rare and beautiful gem in mental magic" he enthused. "Simple in its modus operandi and yet so tremendously effective...an almost perfect demonstration of mind reading." Scarne, a universally recognized... | 2018 / 8 / 7 | $4.00 to wish list | ||
Elective One-Eyed JacksIan Baxter![]() That popular card plot One-Eyed Jack Sandwich is given a new lease of life here, with the assisting spectator being asked where the magic is to take place – within the deck or out of it. Themed after a 1930’s classic The Charmed Watch, this smooth handling is sure to delight the most fastidious card man. The One-Eyed Jack Sandwich theme was popularized by Harry Lorayne. However, it was none other than the Australian Charles Wicks who started the ball rolling, with his contribution The Charmed Watch appearing in The Magic Wand journal over eighty years ago. Ian's streamlined version keeps within the guidelines of... | 2018 / 6 / 21 | $4.00 to wish list | ||
Vernon's 1-2-3 RevisitedIan Baxter![]() A perennial favorite in card magic: A chosen card is lost in the deck and the performer, showing the Ace, Two and Three of one suit, offers to change whichever is picked into the selection. That is exactly what happens, with Baxter’s smooth method making good use of The Ascanio Spread, achieving just that. Full instructions given, straightforward and easy to learn. This revision of the Vernon classic not only underlines the all-important simplicity angle by using a shortcut display move, but dispenses with Vernon's need for Palming. Bruce Elliott briefly touched on this in the concluding lines... | 2018 / 6 / 11 | $4.00 to wish list | ||
Strands ...Ian Baxter![]() Five of Baxter’s best with cards – all impromptu, all straightforward, all within reach of the average card man. Included is Easy Going Triumph, which puts the famous Vernon effect into an even more convincing mode and not a sleight in sight. Direct and clean effects achieved by simple methods. With an introduction by Charles Gauci.
1st edition 2018, 16 pages. | 2018 / 2 / 24 | $10.00 to wish list | ||
Pointless!Ian Baxter![]() Here is a fall-over-easy card trick that has taken in well-informed magicians. Based on Ken de Courcy’s ‘You Do As I Do’ approach called [lp=922355You’ll Get The Point], Baxter rises to the occasion with a baffling presentation using a cleverly concealed, ancient principle. Totally impromptu, no gimmicks, set up or sleights. Why the extraneous procedure of changing packets? To Ian, this seems totally unnecessary, although (obviously) the mechanics of the trick, as is, necessitate it. This effect is almost exactly the same as the de Courcy contribution, but the method is altogether different. 1st edition 2018, 2 pages.... | 2018 / 2 / 22 | $4.00 to wish list | ||
Fifteen Kinks BundledIan Baxter | 2016 / 8 / 14 | $25.00 to wish list | ||
A Further Five KinksIan Baxter![]() In Miraskill Detour Ian has taken the classic Miraskill and turned it into a totally impromptu and self working mystery, while in the process managing to streamline the procedure and still maintain the strong impact of the original routine. MBJ Echo is a re-working of an old Henry Christ trick, simple both in effect... | 2016 / 8 / 14 | $10.00 to wish list |
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