good job, thanks for the ideas!

I improvised becuase I don't have a DIY store anywhere near me, so I simply put a cutting board into an old plain pillow case and sealed it off, and it works amazingly :]

i have some sponge based carpet under my table, which is covered with a green paterned base. For a mat, you can just by a sheet of neoprene, it is very grippy so won't slip on most surfaces and cards fan realy well over it, also it rolls up so it's easy to carry

@LCer Excellent advice. I actually thought of that, but was in a rush to get out of the store. I did however just put an extra piece of felt underneath of it, for that very reason, which seems to work well. I am going to out today to invest in a new close-up mat, probably a 14" X 18" Trevor Duffy if they have them in stock!

lol 4:20 "It depends on how big your wood is."

im doing mine out of painting canvas square as long as its not to big or too small as long its confirtable to perform for people in restaurant yea i like it

Mine is high quality solid wood, spray glued a thin but dense piece of foam to it, covered the foam in the best velvet I could find, stapled it down, and glued a high quality piece of felt to the bottom. Corners were rounded on the wood before all that was done. I've made a few, and sold some. My favorite is 12"-24"

@iloveshadowmaster felt is a type of material usually used in card tables and for a good reason...it is usually just perfect. A good example why smooth surfaces are bad for table tricks or poker is because it is much harder to pick up the cards (especially that last card)

@booyahshaka91 Thanks for the comment! That's a pretty good price. How big is it and how much did it cost? I am going to pick up another "real" close-up mat, but it's prob gunna run me 30 bucks because I buy it from my local magic shop!

Jtibo1 i love the bids keep making more

as he said, velvet, or other fabrics like that. Personally, I recomend you just play around. I have one made out of silk! Works like a dream.

Thanks

@hrtuvchrome I didn't put rubber on the bottom because I couldn't find it at the time! My old close-up mat, one I bought from the magic shop a long time ago is flexible and has a non-slip bottom, which is awesome. However, this design actually doesn't slide at all because it is much heavier than a regular mat, so it's not that much of a problem in this case. Thank for commenting and for the suggestions! :-)

Thank you for the video! But, how it ould be, if you put first some sponge under the black, so you can grab the cards more easily?

I think of this too and I made mine before actually imagining there was someone who could become with my idea too, I glued felt to a checkerboard I had (: but since I thought that was kind of a bad looking mat I bought one 1 week after I made my own

@iloveshadowmaster The type of fabiric is "felt" That is the name on the bag and the name of the fabric!

jeez for some reason im like addicted to ur vids now, CONGRATS!! haha anyway, I could prob do a cheeper one, and it'd prob be "yummier" too hahaha would u put a link on ur vid to my vid if i did a vid on how to make a cheeper/yummier one?

lol, i just stapled a shirt of mine to my desk XD

"More sleeker" ?? Wood is "from a tree" ?? Felt came "in a bag" ?? Amazing. Thanks for stretching this to almost seven minutes, instead of just saying "felt glued to plywood".

hi , may i know what is the type of fabric you use because i'm living in Singapore we don't have the brand 'FELT'

make a video about your magic case/ inventory

i use my laptop sleeve its pretty good too and inexpensive just take out youre laptop and there you go a magic matt home made

Quick Q, how'd you get your camera like that?

Me and my dad make close up tables for a local magic shop and we use car head liner it's really cheap and it won't wrinkle

I made a purple one and a green one

WOW he said "depends on how big your wood is"

What were the dimensions for this mat?

can i just use large mouse pads?

@MrMacgeek1 Deff, you can shoot me some links, but I already am getting one from my magic shop hook-up, but I could always use another one! :-)

Can I use a Yugioh or MtG mat instead?

thanks for the vid your great at magic it made me larf when u said wood from trees duh

AC Moore should give you a gift card.

@jtibo1 ok thanks i will try to find in Singapore :)

mine was 41x31cm and VELVET

Well the thing is.... My wood is not that big.... But i am sure yours is Massive!!! XD

@themagicmonkey777 Lol Dirty dirty dirty! Hahaha

@jtibo1 LOL literally!!! if urs is massive u have a serious problem on your hands :D

Dammit I thought I thought this was for a magic hat lol.

i have a ruber close up mat

@awesomo39 im not even joking hahahahaha it actually tastes amazinggg

There $100 in australia

Hi

@themagicmonkey777 lol

Hahahahah it depends on how big your wood is. LMAO

@grichi1 Are you speaking figuratively or literally??? Hahahahaha :-)

Dan and dave's is 310 dollars

@themagicmonkey777 ur mature

wood! From a tree!? ... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I thought wood came from grass?

another even cheaper solution, cut out rectangle of whatever size you want from a carton box, find yourself an old black colored tee shirt...

this is pointless and not very good as it doesn't look good and it doesn't work making it yourself is fine but don't make it out of bad materials and you need padding that is the whole point of a mat so it makes it easier to pick up cards and to keep them clean

30 bucks it cost 10 fuckin bucks

Are you advertising or what???

No offense, but all of this in total is 8$. I would rather buy a 10-15$ good quality mat... :)

Man you are long winded , I hope your patter when performing is not as redundant