Many of the supplies needed to build a poker table can be purchased locally. The wood can be found at a local
lumber yard, new felt can be found at billiard table supply stores and used felt can be found at local pool halls. Velveteen can
be purchased at Wal-Mart or Jo-Ann Fabrics. Cloth, vinyl and foam can all be found at Jo-Ann Fabrics. Drink holders can be purchased
from local RV or Marine shops. If you cannot find poker table supplies locally, there are numerous online suppliers that
offer one-stop shopping for all your poker table supply needs.
| 2 or 3 sheets of 4' x 8' plywood |
$ 60 |
Saws (circular, jig) and/or a router |
| 3 yards of cloth (felt, velveteen, etc.) |
60 |
Drill & Sander |
| 3 yards of 1/4" foam (table padding) |
35 |
Hammer & Screwdrivers |
| Vinyl (for the rail) |
25 |
Staple Gun (preferably powered) |
| 1" Foam (for the rail) |
40 |
Hair Blow Dryer (to heat vinyl for stretching) |
| Folding Legs |
20 |
Razor or Electric Knife (for cutting foam) |
| Drink Holders (optional) |
20 |
Nails, screws, staples, nuts & bolts |
| Total cost to build a poker table ... |
$ 260 |
Glue, sandpaper, clamps |
You can build a poker table for about $50 less than what is quoted here. These estimated costs are for a higher quality table.
Visit a HPT Forums discussion thread about the cost to build
a poker table.
This is the most common fabric used as a playing surface. It may be purchased at many online sellers
but will probably be a bit hard to find locally. In my opinion, the Suited Poker Cloth is the best playing
surface for a poker table - cards slide well, it feels great and it repels liquids.
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•
Poker Cloth, 156cm wide, green
Gamble Co. (U.K.)
• Poker Cloth, 150cmx150cm, 2mm thick, green
Kardwell
• Speed Cloth, 54” Wide, green & burgundy
Magnus Andersson (Sweden)
• Poker Cloth
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Poker-Chips.net (U.K.)
• Plain Poker Cloth, 150cmx150cm, 2mm thick, green
• Hard Poker Cloth, 150cm wide
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Billiard Cloth
Billiard cloth is about $100 if purchased new and $25-$50 if used. You can try locating used cloth at a billiard table retail
store, billiard hall (downtown pool hall) or at local bars & saloons. Be warned of brand new colored billiard cloth - it
may stain your cards and chips and pill (lint-up) at first. Billiard cloth can be a bit rough on your hands. The cards slide
well. it is very durable and hides stains well.
Cue Sight
• Various billiard cloth styles
Cue Store
• Various billiard cloth styles
DB Entertainment Company
• Various billiard cloth styles
Kardwell
• Mali Billiard Cloth, 62” Wide, green & burgundy
Velveteen
May be purchased locally at Wal-Mart ($4.44/yd.), Jo-Ann’s ($9.99/yd.),
Syfabrics and Hobby Lobby. In Canada it may be purchased at Fabric Land.
Distinctive Fabric
• Velveteen, 56" wide, 13 colors
Velvets.org
• Velveteen, 45” wide, 72 colors
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• Velveteen, 54” wide, green
• Ultra soft Velveteen, 60” wide, 3 colors
Auto Headliner
Works okay as a table covering but is not recommended. It has padding on the
back and many colors are available. Auto headliner may be purchased locally at automotive supply stores.
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Customized Poker Cloth
There are several methods to put a logo or other graphics on your poker cloth. A local airbrush
artist (inquire at your friendly neighborhood Harley-Davidson motorcycle shop) should be able to paint your logo on most
types of poker cloth and felt. You can paint or screen print your graphics on the fabric using acrylic artist's paint. Certain
types of fabric can be dyed, rather than painted on, meaning that the graphics will never wear away. You can even print your
graphics on an 'iron-on' sheet using your ink-jet printer and iron it onto your cloth, but don't expect it to last very long,
or for the cards to slide unaffected across it. Keep those two thoughts in mind - how long will my graphics last, and will the
cards be affected by it? The clear winner is dye! It absorbs into the fabric rather than lay on top of it.
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Foam & Padding
You will need one or two different types of foam. You need 1/4" foam to place under your playing
surface. This foam should be closed-cell to prevent fluids from spoiling it. It should also 'recover' quickly when indented. If
you are building rails for your table, you will also need 1" thick foam for the padding under the rail vinyl.
Green HD Foam, 1" thick, 24" x 76", may be purchased locally at Jo-Ann Fabrics for under $10.
In Canada, 1/3" (8mm) Eco-Foam may be purchased in the carpet section of Home Depot.
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• Volara foam, 1/4"-1/2" thick, 60" wide
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• Closed cell foams, 1/8"-4" thick, 60" wide
Kardwell
• 1/4" thick foam, 48” Wide
Knox Foam
• Closed cell foam, 1/4" thick, 65" wide
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• 1/4" Volara closed cell foam, 60" wide
• 1/4" Neoprene open cell foam, 58" wide
• 1" foam, 54 x 108"
Vinyl
Building a rail without wrinkles might be the hardest part of building a poker table. Use a blow
dryer to heat the vinyl and have more than one person available to stretch and staple. Most people seem to use
Whisper or Marine vinyl. The Whisper vinyl is easier to work with.
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• Whisper Vinyl, 54" wide, 3 colors
Local
• Marine Vinyl available at Jo-Ann Fabrics ($6.99 per yard) or boating shops.
Poker Chip Sets (Canada)
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• Whisper Vinyl, 54" wide. 26 colors
• Heidi Vinyl, 61" wide. 26 colors
• Diamond Plated Vinyl, 78" wide, 2 colors
This pre-made rail will save you a lot of time and effort but is a little 'cheesy'. You should probably
spend the time and effort to build a homemade rail. The rail is 3/4" thick, 2.5" in diameter, and is made of black rubber.
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