Does one really need a card guard? I personally don't use one but know several magicians that do to protect their decks of cards and keep them in good working order. (A conventional card guard is a partial sleeve that fits tightly over a box of playing cards.)
Card guards are traditionally made of metal but the
Vernet Card Guard is made of ABS plastic. It offers an advantage in that it's lighter in weight. If you've ever had a deck of cards in your pocket with a metal card guard, this is a significant difference.
Plastic Versus Metal
And although it's made of plastic and not metal, from what I can tell, it mechanically serves every function of a metal card guard. It applies constant pressure to the cards to keep them in working order.
The only downside is that the Vernet Card Guard, while it's pleasing in appearance, just doesn't look as cool or edgy as most metal card guards. And from this standpoint, it's all personal preference.
Distributed by Murphy's Magic
