1 review for The Anniversary Boxed Magic Set (1997-2017) by Colin Rose
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The Anniversary Boxed Magic Set (1997-2017) by Colin Rose
(c. 2017)Colin Rose is an amazing craftsman who primarily specializes in wooden collectibles using historic and exotic woods. He has even built beautiful magic from Admiral Nelson’s ship Trafalgar!
Andy Martin –
It is hard to put into words how good this wonderful collection is from the English Master Craftsman Colin Rose. But Richard Kaufman says it best :
“I was thrilled to receive my Colin Rose 20th Anniversary Box, certainly the finest magic set made in the last century. Every piece, including the box, speaks to Colin’s amazing craftsmanship as a master woodworker.”
Richard Kaufman (8/29/2020)
Here are some of my thoughts on this stunning project. Firstly, there is a ton of magic filling every inch of this beautiful box:
Secondly, Colin goes through every single item showing you the effect and how to do it in a video that was specially created just for this collection. What I enjoy most about this video is how much joy Colin gets from talking about and performing each effect. You can clearly see that he has put a little bit of his heart & soul into this project. You can see the performances in the videos individually laid out on this page (I have edited out the methods of course). My guess is that by watching the videos you will quickly be inspired to revisit some of these effects as Colin’s joy in performing them is quite infectious.
Thirdly, what an amazing selection of new and old items all crafted with such care and attention. There is no dud in the box and for the price Colin is clearly not doing this for the money. Even at Colin’s every day reasonable prices, there is still about $2000 worth of magic in this box. The collection is so good I have decided to keep it for now. If you watch my site you know how rarely I actually keep anything, but this box fits neatly on my shelf and I feel it is worth keeping around as it will be hard to part with.
Finally, what I most like about this boxed set is how it makes me feel about magic. How can you not love magic after receiving this box, playing with the magic inside, and watching Colin’s joy and expertise in performing the items right out of the box. I still smile every time I hear Colin say: “Where does that onion keep coming from?” 🙂
It is truly a magical box created by a very talented craftsman and magician who clearly loves magic.