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vargoj
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Hi I was thinking about getting the VDF professional close up mat. Right now when I practice my cards, I always standup and look in the mirror. I understand that mats are meant for cards, but do they wear down cards faster than if you were to not use pads? Also if there is a certain type of material the mats should be made of please tell me thanks Smile
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No close-up mats to not wear down cards. I don't know what you would be doing with them on the mat.

Close-up mats is like using a miniture stage on a table surface. It tell the spectators here is where the action will take place, so look here.

Some card and coin tricks require a surface with some give and springiness to it. The Close-up mat is a very good item to have to work on.

Close-up pad material is made of many different layered materials. It requires a special machine to glue all the layers together, rubber, foam, and cloth with nap. If you want to find out, do a search in the "Workshop" area of the Café. They don't tell the real material, but a good substitute to use.

If you need to know because you do not want to spend $12 on a close-up mat, the easiest on to make is with a 3/4 inch thick piece of foam and some felt, preferably pool table felt, as it will not ball up like regular cloth felt. Just cut the sponge to your desired size and then sew fitted cover for it. Get a seamstress to do it and the corners should be at right angles and the bottom corner sewn at a 45 degree angle. If you think you will be performing on a wet surface, then glue a non skid rubber mat on the bottom.

http://www.tricksupply.com/SearchResults......&Submit=
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On Mar 18, 2014, Bill Hegbli wrote:
No close-up mats to not wear down cards. I don't know what you would be doing with them on the mat.

Close-up mats is like using a miniture stage on a table surface. It tell the spectators here is where the action will take place, so look here.

Some card and coin tricks require a surface with some give and springiness to it. The Close-up mat is a very good item to have to work on.

Close-up pad material is made of many different layered materials. It requires a special machine to glue all the layers together, rubber, foam, and cloth with nap. If you want to find out, do a search in the "Workshop" area of the Café. They don't tell the real material, but a good substitute to use.

If you need to know because you do not want to spend $12 on a close-up mat, the easiest on to make is with a 3/4 inch thick piece of foam and some felt, preferably pool table felt, as it will not ball up like regular cloth felt. Just cut the sponge to your desired size and then sew fitted cover for it. Get a seamstress to do it and the corners should be at right angles and the bottom corner sewn at a 45 degree angle. If you think you will be performing on a wet surface, then glue a non skid rubber mat on the bottom.

http://www.tricksupply.com/SearchResults......&Submit=

Thank you. And by the way I have no problem going around 40$ on a good size mat
QuailCreek
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Vargoj,
These are the best you can get. I have several of Patrick's mats.

http://www.pattricksmagic.com/index.php/world-famous-mats/
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I actually made my own close-up mar for about 10$. It works very well for me, I added three white limes on three of the sides, so that I sit in fron of the only the side that does not has a white line on it. It works really well, it is like an invisible barrier between me and the spectators, they no longes have the temptation to touch the cards when I am performing.
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The large size mouse pad at just over 12x12 inches from Office Depot for $10.99 works really well for me.
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When I started magic I would use a carpet sample that was bound around the edges. It works great for beginners and the carpet stores will most likely let you have it for free, if you show them why you want it. Now that I make my money from magic and performances I use several different mats. A folding close up mat for table hopping. A rubber backed mat for in house table magic. You could always use Matt's back (he is a friend) but he does get tired of bending over for long periods. ;o) Okay the last line was a bad attempt on a joke. Hope that helps. :o)
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Michael C. Crownhart
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I was shopping at Aldi's (a grocery store chain in some U.S states) and saw a bathroom floor mat made of memory foam. The outer covering had velvet like material. It was HUGE (like....20x16 or something like that) and I think it would work very well for a practice pad, haha. The price was only $6.00, but don't think it would suffice for someone who wants something more portable. It was also pretty thick two (like 1.5 inches).
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