Tanga
I shuffle hand over hand on the short side of the cards - so this is holding the deck with the long sides between forefinger and thumb of my right hand, and pulling the pile towards me and placing it on top with left.
Then cut a couple of times... If there's a querent I ask them to cut.
Then shuffle hand over hand on the long side of the cards - this is holding the deck in the left hand with the long side lying against the length of palm and thumb, and this time pulling the pile up and then placing on top.
Then - I may either deal straight from the top,
Or split into 2 piles and deal from one, or both of them.
If there's a querent - I fan the cards out on the table and ask them to choose cards randomly as they like.
I never rifle shuffle - like Barleywine I'm crap at it and cards end up damaged or on the floor.
Sometimes - if the cards are difficult to handle for some reason - I'll place them face down on the table and "smoosh" them around (stir them around on the table surface).
If I have the time at the end - I will randomly place each drawn card back in the deck, then shuffle.
If not - I'll just put it all together and shuffle.
Then cut a couple of times... If there's a querent I ask them to cut.
Then shuffle hand over hand on the long side of the cards - this is holding the deck in the left hand with the long side lying against the length of palm and thumb, and this time pulling the pile up and then placing on top.
Then - I may either deal straight from the top,
Or split into 2 piles and deal from one, or both of them.
If there's a querent - I fan the cards out on the table and ask them to choose cards randomly as they like.
I never rifle shuffle - like Barleywine I'm crap at it and cards end up damaged or on the floor.
Sometimes - if the cards are difficult to handle for some reason - I'll place them face down on the table and "smoosh" them around (stir them around on the table surface).
If I have the time at the end - I will randomly place each drawn card back in the deck, then shuffle.
If not - I'll just put it all together and shuffle.