artbox and easel

[devonwoody]

Made a sample artbox and easel as per pictures below, however it is a mark 1 and the next box I intend to have wooden hinges and a less conspicuous carrying handle, got in mind a simple box latch also to be made with timber.

 

[OPJ]

That's very nice, DW, I like it a lot.

What "hardware" is that you've used to keep the thing near vertical?

 

[devonwoody]

That's very nice, DW, I like it a lot.

What "hardware" is that you've used to keep the thing near vertical?

Yeah, I cut the stays on the router table, it was a plastic insert, with ali. skin, which I had purchased to use as a table saw insert but was warned off because of the risk of material deflection.

 

[The Shark]

Well made and functional, well done.
It will be interesting to see mark 2

Malc

 

[devonwoody]

Mark 2 is now well underway but I keep making modifications along the way, (a building site managers nightmare) I enlarged box, then decided to add a rear compartment to store art pads, and then added another rear compartment to store sketch pads, and then decided to make my own carrying handle.
I had trouble with the hinges so removed and then resited and everything fitted nicely, the next day the lid position had changed again, I think the timber is moving or something.

However although the handle is not yet glued to brackets I tried a handhold and the box balances nicely.
So some pictures along the way.

Carcass

refitting of hinges using a straight edge.

Rear compartments (at underside)

Inside carcass, awaiting compartment to be fitted in.

Easel bar fitted into rear side of lid,

Carrying handle and easel bracket positioned and awaiting to be fitted.

 

[Gill]

I can't imagine any artist being less than delighted to own a Devonwoody box-easel .

Gill

 

[devonwoody]

I can't imagine any artist being less than delighted to own a Devonwoody box-easel .

Gill

I've got a spare which a club member of our art group might like.

Another modification, a perspex sheet as been added and it is going to evolve into a brush holder.

Another mod. the paint compartments have been altered so that a palette sits tightly in the box.

The backside which hold watercolour paper pads looks like it might be a winner.