BTW you don't have to be a Wood worker to create this. If you do all the measuring beforehand, sketch it out. When you ask at the hardware store, they are willing to cut it in size for you. (Make sure to bring your tripod with you & before you go into the store let the People the employees /manager of the store know that you have your tripod with you - just in case).... happy creating 💯❤
Thank you Andy. My son and I made your box with one modification. We put the wood for rails in an “L” shape both top and bottle so when i close the box, it is still complete. This adds a additional benefit to the top. I can now place my pad in either portrait or landscape position and still have a base for the pad to rest on. It works wonderfully. Thank you again.
this is the best ever Plein air box.... and you explained it so perfectly.... no way you can find something as good as this on the market.... love that you can adapt the hole if you are left handed... and thanks for explaining it.... have been looking on Amazon and............. expensive and no where the quality that you have made.... passing this on to my husband this morning.... excited to use it.... THANK YOU.
Thank you for the instructions. What a great idea! I asked my husband to make the easel for my birthday 🥳 So far, I’ve made one change to the easel using magnetic tape instead of velcro to keep the two parts of the box together when I don’t need the easel. I’m also looking at using the same magnetic tape to keep my pallet/paintbox in place when drawing/painting.
Thank you! My husband made one of these for me following your video 😊. Tried it out yesterday evening and it works really well! We used some thin ply rather than mdf, and a slightly different sort of screw. It’s light and fits in my rucksack so couldn’t be happier.
I guess I am using expensive products cause this turned into a hundred dollar build. But I am doing it all by hand so the feeling of pride is kicking in. As a disabled veteran you have made me enjoy my days.
Thank you Andy. I am glad I found our podcast again. I had watched a different one but didn't save or subscribe so I had forgotten your name. I purchased the tripod and like it a lot. I hope to make the box you are demonstrating how to make in the near future.. Thank you.
Great plein aire box with simple and comprehensive instructions. I no longer have my tools, unfortunately. Will try scouting around some discount stores for finished cutting boards, so all I have to do is make the cutouts and glue the 1x1" wood. I'm with an earlier post - apply for a patent - the world is full of artists. Thank you for taking the time to make your video - best I've seen and so easily adaptable to different size pads. Bravo, Andy!
Thanks a lot, that is a great solution. If you'd like to make more clean locking system, you could think o using strong earth magnets, these could be fitted and glued into the wood leaving a nice clean and strong lock.
yes, magents could be used but I felt that using self adhesive velcro was a simpler option for those who dont have the tools or skills for insetting the magnets.
it is A REALLY GREAT IDEA. I have been looking all over internet for a travel friendly easel but either they are way too expensive or not really travel friendly. After watching your video, I think that I will be taking it upon myself to build one as well with a few minor additions for storage and canvas capacity. THANK YOU VERY MUCH SIR! ❤❤
Best version I've seen. Dispenses with the need for hinges and clips etc. I'll definitely be make this in the next few days. Thanks very much for the idea and clear instruction.
Thanks for sharing this brilliant idea 💡 👏 This tripod setup and a light milking stool with screw on legs looks like the way to go! If you use marine ply you could probably skip the varnishing part. (I don't know if it would be heavier to carry or not) Foam board is super light and can be cut with a scalpel and might work in place of the mdf but probably might not hold a screw well but I have some so I might try it. My tripod attachment has two screws so I might be a while figuring that part out😅😊
Brilliant! ANDY❤, I did make a tripod shelf,some time ago,but your Idea to make both,shelf and support,and fit together,is genius thinking,❤.Going to make 1 exactly like yours, and start to get out,painting Plein Air, cheers😊.
Hi Andy, thanks for this video re simple two part Plien air Pochard system with tripod. Excellent presentation with clear and precise instructions. I would also like you to know that as a practical tutorial, though this video is over a year old, it is still available on youtube and well worth watching for artists performing En Plien Air. I am now going to make one of these for myself Andy. Thank you for this wonderful idea.
I'm not a watercolorist (I do oils via a pochade box) but it seems to me that if you shorten the 1" x 1" stock on each side of the tray closest to your body by a length of 2" or 3" each and add it to the wc block holder above, it would all still fit together but give some support on both sides of the wc block so that it cannot slide off to the left or right.
Thanks watching and for taking time to comment, it is appreciated. I love hearing different ideas to ways that the box could be improved. Yours is a good idea to add stops to the board. However, I have never had an issue with the pad moving like that, maybe others have. A couple of bull clips would help to secure the pad/paper. One reason for not adding the stops as you suggest is that on occasions I open a sketchbook fully to produce a wide landscape across 2 pages. The stops would not allow this. Thanks for your thoughts though, maybe someone else will adapt that idea.
This is a very clever and well designed wc box and a credit to you. I would like to make one but I already have three pochade boxes for oils, all of which were put together or re-designed/adapted by me. PS Keep your eyes open for Foggy, Cleggy and Compo if you are anywhere near Holmfirth, ha, ha.
Thanks Andy. That was very helpful. I tried searching the market but could not find something that is simple and useful. Love your DIY idea. Planning to build it this weekend. Thanks :D
Thanks for watching and commenting Paul. Yes, the guy rope is a good idea, either secure it around a heavy rock or take a tent peg with you to attach it to the ground :)
@@AndyBeckTeesdalethe manfrotto tripod I use has a hook underneath, I hang the rucksack off it, but for camera work the wind moves it slightly but a guy rope may help, keep uo the good ideas
That plateau that hooks onto the legs... that is very, very clever :) Currently figuring out how to make an easel like this for my mom. (I have a spare camera tripod - wanna surprise her) I'll definitely be adding that plateau :)
Wow that’s a wonderful simple idea! Thanks for sharing this wonderful information & design with us. I am definitely going to have to give this a try. ❤
Excellent idea!. You just saved me 500 dollars. I think I will cut a couple of side pieces and clip them onto the board for more mixing area. I’m going to build this tomorrow
Hello Andy, thank you so much for your easy and well-explained instructions. I finally have a pochade box to carry with me. I put some photos on facebook and mentioned your name. A lot of Australian ladies visit my page, so they might be buildung one, too. Mine doesn‘t look as perfect as yours (my cuts are not as precise), but I managed quite well. Love your calm way of teaching without nerve-racking voice. Thank you again!
Brilliant!!! I made myself a box similar to the Daytripper, with a mast but it's too bulky for overseas travel. This is absolutely perfect!! Thank you so much for sharing this, Andy.
Thanks Andy I made my box and love it!!! Thank you so much fir the instructions. I’m a newbie teaching myself watercolor I’ve subscribed to your channel ❤
Hello Andy, I came upon your wonderful diy plein air easel and thought, YES! I can do that. Studying my camera tripod's attachment clip and screw (precisely the same as yours) I hummed to myself (as a techy metalworker) hmmm, not very sturdy, one little screw connection, can't lean on such a thing, etc. I have made, from hardwood, an exact solid replica of the tripod's clip (without the screw of course, because all we need are those side angles /___\ to clip in place), glued and screwed this securely to the board. Works a treat. Regards, Wendy from New Zealand
Hi Wendy, thanks for watching and for commenting. You have made an interesting adaption of the idea. Personally I have never had any issues with the connection as I tend not to put too much actual weight on the easel section when I am painting. But good luck with your make though.
thank you so much for such detailed instructions, I need just this type of easel for my outdoor painting.. i will make for one and let you know how it turned out..
Great idea Andy. I shall look at your book with different eyes now. One suggestion as a pastel artist would be to leave out the hole as water not needed but add a an extra lip 1 inch in on the shelf to stop pastels rolling off - possibly even in front of the shelf/tripod slot too. Thanks for the idea
Brilliant! thank you for this sharing your wonderful with your clever, simple design. I want to use it for plein air gouche and think I might put a strip on the front of the shelf to keep my bits and pieces from rolling off. Then glue the sketchbook ledge a bit above the edge to allow clearance for the shelf strip.
Thank you Andy . It was a pleasure to discover your channel. It is a real joy to watch your videos. I'm learning a lot in a practical way and you're helping me a lot. Manuel from Spain.
I made a box following the instructions in this video and using scraps from other projects. I'm pleased with it. I use it around the house. I haven't been outside with, but I plan to use it outside soon. Thanks.
This is wonderful, thank you for sharing your knowledge! I was going to try and make a James Gurney style one with the hinges, but i think this is better! Well done!
Andy, I've looked at a lot of easels on the market and this is the simplest, most compact and efficient design I've seen. You must be an engineer. If my husband hadn't had a stroke, I would have him make me one. Maybe you should consider a patent.
You can do it Ms. Susan....I'm a 70yr. old granny, the hardest part is getting the template right:) Have a go......BTW....I think it would be difficult to make a one size fits all easels tray. There are some trays out there but........this is brilliant!
Thanks for the kind comment. I am sure that you could get a local handyperson to put one togather for you. We all seem to have our own needs so this could be the basis for your own model :)
Thank you so much, this is fantastic idea! Going to make one. I bought mdf, but feels a bit heavy, I’m looking to find something a lighter weight now, if I won’t find anything then will use the mdf.
Hi Andy... Thanks for the instructions I made mine big enough to hold a 12" x 15.5" canvas... I spent the afternoon making the box... my tripod legs are an odd shape, a cross between a cylinder and square. Using a template worked well. and will use magnets to hold the two sections together... Tomorrow, I will vanish the two sections... I am looking forward to using the setup soon as the vanish dries...
Gudday Andy. Thank you this is simple and brilliant. Instructions are clear and comprehensive. I am making one tomorrow for sure. Great video. Thank you for sharing. All the best from Melbourne, Victoria.
Great simple solution to an ever lasting problem. The wife has now found another task for me to complete ! With pleasure my dear !
Thank you. Good luck with the build, I hope that it gets you in the good books :)
Simple and effective! It’s absolutely wild how expensive pochade boxes/ travel easels are. Thanks for keeping it real!
Thanks for watching and commenting
Another cheap way is an empty cigar box👍
Yes! They make ugly plastic versions of this on Etsy and charge too much!
BTW you don't have to be a Wood worker to create this. If you do all the measuring beforehand, sketch it out. When you ask at the hardware store, they are willing to cut it in size for you. (Make sure to bring your tripod with you & before you go into the store let the People the employees /manager of the store know that you have your tripod with you - just in case).... happy creating 💯❤
Simple and efficient, Better than 99% of the super expensive Plein air boxes in the market , thanks for sharing
Thank you for commenting and watching.
Thank you Andy. My son and I made your box with one modification. We put the wood for rails in an “L” shape both top and bottle so when i close the box, it is still complete. This adds a additional benefit to the top. I can now place my pad in either portrait or landscape position and still have a base for the pad to rest on. It works wonderfully. Thank you again.
Thanks for the comment and for watching. Glad that you have been able toake your own adaptions to the design.
this is the best ever Plein air box.... and you explained it so perfectly.... no way you can find something as good as this on the market.... love that you can adapt the hole if you are left handed... and thanks for explaining it.... have been looking on Amazon and............. expensive and no where the quality that you have made.... passing this on to my husband this morning.... excited to use it.... THANK YOU.
Thanks Cathy, not only for watching but for taking time to comment. I hope that your box works out for you.
This is the best make your own field easel video I have found. Thank you very much
That shelf is brilliant. Th whole kit is an exercise in simple elegance, bravo.
Thank you
Very elegant solution. Thanks for walking through this.
Thanks for watching and for taking time to comment Cole.
PS. This tutorial was just what I was looking for. Thanks again.
Thanks for watching and for commenting
Thank you for the instructions. What a great idea! I asked my husband to make the easel for my birthday 🥳 So far, I’ve made one change to the easel using magnetic tape instead of velcro to keep the two parts of the box together when I don’t need the easel. I’m also looking at using the same magnetic tape to keep my pallet/paintbox in place when drawing/painting.
Maybe he will make one for my birthday 😂
Recessed really strong magnets would work great too ...
And cutting a ‘handle’ slot in the top board would help with carrying it, too... 🤔
I want something like this .. but to hold a sketch pad board so when im chillin watching a movie it can be like a table lol
Fantastic. Exactly what I was looking for, gonna make this.
Thank you! My husband made one of these for me following your video 😊. Tried it out yesterday evening and it works really well! We used some thin ply rather than mdf, and a slightly different sort of screw. It’s light and fits in my rucksack so couldn’t be happier.
No MDF anywhere so I just grabbed some woon about 1/2 inch thick. Going to get started after I mow my lawn
god luck with the build
I guess I am using expensive products cause this turned into a hundred dollar build. But I am doing it all by hand so the feeling of pride is kicking in. As a disabled veteran you have made me enjoy my days.
@@crazednoob430 wow, well done on the build but $100? wow.
🎉Thank you Andy! Great video. I'm going to make that plein air box set up. 🖌🎨 Cheers from New Mexico!🎉🤠
Thanks Andy plain, simple and cheap. Will be making one the weekend.
That is my new summer project down here in Oz - thanks!
Thank you Andy. I am glad I found our podcast again. I had watched a different one but didn't save or subscribe so I had forgotten your name. I purchased the tripod and like it a lot. I hope to make the box you are demonstrating how to make in the near future.. Thank you.
Great plein aire box with simple and comprehensive instructions. I no longer have my tools, unfortunately. Will try scouting around some discount stores for finished cutting boards, so all I have to do is make the cutouts and glue the 1x1" wood. I'm with an earlier post - apply for a patent - the world is full of artists. Thank you for taking the time to make your video - best I've seen and so easily adaptable to different size pads. Bravo, Andy!
Thank you so much for sharing how you made your own plein air box!!!
Muito bom. Vou fazer um pra mim. Muito grato por essa aula. Você foi muito claro e preciso.
Obrigado por assistir e por reservar um tempo para deixar um comentário. Boa sorte em fazer a caixa.
Thank you so much for this video. This is the type of design I've been looking for. I guess it takes a lefty to understand another lefty.
Hi Terry, thanks for the comment. Don't they say that many artists are left handed? :)
@@AndyBeckTeesdale I think they do, because it's the other side of the brain that controls the left hand, and also creativity.
Thank for sharing! Love your design, love the simplicity!
Glad you like it Joanne
Wow! This is exactly what I needed to hear and learn! Thank you so very much for sharing!
Thanks for watching and for taking time to comment.
Thank you Captain Picard. This is very usable. Star ship out.
Haha, thank you James :)
Thanks a lot, that is a great solution. If you'd like to make more clean locking system, you could think o using strong earth magnets, these could be fitted and glued into the wood leaving a nice clean and strong lock.
yes, magents could be used but I felt that using self adhesive velcro was a simpler option for those who dont have the tools or skills for insetting the magnets.
@@AndyBeckTeesdale magnets are also dangerous for individuals with a pacemaker.
Very well thought out, Andy! Thank you for sharing! :D
Thank you for watching and taking time to comment.
it is A REALLY GREAT IDEA. I have been looking all over internet for a travel friendly easel but either they are way too expensive or not really travel friendly. After watching your video, I think that I will be taking it upon myself to build one as well with a few minor additions for storage and canvas capacity. THANK YOU VERY MUCH SIR! ❤❤
Thank you for your kind comment and for watching the film. Good luck with making the box.
Best version I've seen. Dispenses with the need for hinges and clips etc. I'll definitely be make this in the next few days. Thanks very much for the idea and clear instruction.
Thanks for the kind comment Dave, let me know how you got on.
Hello Dave. Did you have a chance to make this fine set-up? If so, would love to hear how it's working out. Best!
Thanks for sharing this brilliant idea 💡 👏
This tripod setup and a light milking stool with screw on legs looks like the way to go! If you use marine ply you could probably skip the varnishing part. (I don't know if it would be heavier to carry or not) Foam board is super light and can be cut with a scalpel and might work in place of the mdf but probably might not hold a screw well but I have some so I might try it. My tripod attachment has two screws so I might be a while figuring that part out😅😊
Brilliant! ANDY❤, I did make a tripod shelf,some time ago,but your Idea to make both,shelf and support,and fit together,is genius thinking,❤.Going to make 1 exactly like yours, and start to get out,painting Plein Air, cheers😊.
Thanks for watching and making that kind comment John.
Thanks Captain Picard - very useful.
haha, thank you :)
Thanks Andy great video very helpful
Thanks for watching Tim
Very clever, sir, and perfect instructions. Thank you!
Thanks for watching and for taking time to comment.
Hi Andy, thanks for this video re simple two part Plien air Pochard system with tripod.
Excellent presentation with clear and precise instructions.
I would also like you to know that as a practical tutorial, though this video is over a year old, it is still available on youtube and well worth watching for artists performing En Plien Air. I am now going to make one of these for myself Andy. Thank you for this wonderful idea.
Thank you for the calm, clear instructions. Very helpful.
Thnak you Ann
I'm not a watercolorist (I do oils via a pochade box) but it seems to me that if you shorten the 1" x 1" stock on each side of the tray closest to your body by a length of 2" or 3" each and add it to the wc block holder above, it would all still fit together but give some support on both sides of the wc block so that it cannot slide off to the left or right.
Thanks watching and for taking time to comment, it is appreciated. I love hearing different ideas to ways that the box could be improved. Yours is a good idea to add stops to the board. However, I have never had an issue with the pad moving like that, maybe others have. A couple of bull clips would help to secure the pad/paper. One reason for not adding the stops as you suggest is that on occasions I open a sketchbook fully to produce a wide landscape across 2 pages. The stops would not allow this. Thanks for your thoughts though, maybe someone else will adapt that idea.
This is a very clever and well designed wc box and a credit to you. I would like to make one but I already have three pochade boxes for oils, all of which were put together or re-designed/adapted by me.
PS Keep your eyes open for Foggy, Cleggy and Compo if you are anywhere near Holmfirth, ha, ha.
This is brilliant. I'm going to make one. Thanks for the video 👍👍
Thanks for the comment Terry
@@AndyBeckTeesdale 👍👍
Absolutely wonderful. I have these materials in my shop currently and an unused camera tripod. Thank you for sharing this.
Thanks for watching and for taking time to comment.
Very clear. Thanks. The cherry on the cake would be to paint it mid-tone grey, which helps judge values.
Awesome idea Andy, easy for anyone to do, you are very generous, thanks
Not a problem, thanks for commenting
Thanks Andy. That was very helpful. I tried searching the market but could not find something that is simple and useful. Love your DIY idea. Planning to build it this weekend. Thanks :D
Great idea,& you can add a guy rope from the central column to the ground for windy days
Thanks for watching and commenting Paul. Yes, the guy rope is a good idea, either secure it around a heavy rock or take a tent peg with you to attach it to the ground :)
@@AndyBeckTeesdalethe manfrotto tripod I use has a hook underneath, I hang the rucksack off it, but for camera work the wind moves it slightly but a guy rope may help, keep uo the good ideas
By the way, I really like your painting, and I'm also fond of painting!
Brilliant idea, the best easel for plein air I have ever seen.
Thank you.
Very clever and very well explained! Thank you for sharing. (And even "translating".)
Thank you for watching and commenting Pamela. Glad that you liked it.
That plateau that hooks onto the legs... that is very, very clever :)
Currently figuring out how to make an easel like this for my mom. (I have a spare camera tripod - wanna surprise her)
I'll definitely be adding that plateau :)
Thank you
How did it turn out? I am starting mine today
Wow that’s a wonderful simple idea! Thanks for sharing this wonderful information & design with us. I am definitely going to have to give this a try. ❤
Glad that you liked it. Good luck with the make
Brilliant idea! Thank you very much for these detailed instructions! They are perfectly clear :)
Thanks. Kind of you to watch and comment.
Thanks! It seems pretty easy to make and ill definitely should make it for myself
Excellent idea!. You just saved me 500 dollars. I think I will cut a couple of side pieces and clip them onto the board for more mixing area. I’m going to build this tomorrow
Thanks for watching and commenting. Its great to read about how others are adapting my design. Good luck with the make.
What a great idea. Thanks for sharing it. I can't wait to make one.
Thank you for watching and for taking time to comment.
Hello Andy, thank you so much for your easy and well-explained instructions. I finally have a pochade box to carry with me. I put some photos on facebook and mentioned your name. A lot of Australian ladies visit my page, so they might be buildung one, too. Mine doesn‘t look as perfect as yours (my cuts are not as precise), but I managed quite well. Love your calm way of teaching without nerve-racking voice. Thank you again!
Thank you for the kind comment Sylvia, I am glad that you found the film useful. Enjoy your box :)
Please tell me how to find you on Facebook. I’d like to see how yours turned out! Thanks!!
Brilliant!!! I made myself a box similar to the Daytripper, with a mast but it's too bulky for overseas travel. This is absolutely perfect!! Thank you so much for sharing this, Andy.
Thanks for watching and commenting Michelle
Thanks Andy I made my box and love it!!! Thank you so much fir the instructions. I’m a newbie teaching myself watercolor I’ve subscribed to your channel ❤
Thats great Jan. Thanks for watching and letting me know that you made the box. Have fun with it.
Nice design Andy, thankyou.
Thanks Carl
Fabuleuse invention Andy vraiment merci c'est très intéressant, inspirant et tellement ingénieux.
Belles créations à vous cher Andy.
🙏🏻🎨🖌
Thank you for your comment
Hello Andy, I came upon your wonderful diy plein air easel and thought, YES! I can do that. Studying my camera tripod's attachment clip and screw (precisely the same as yours) I hummed to myself (as a techy metalworker) hmmm, not very sturdy, one little screw connection, can't lean on such a thing, etc. I have made, from hardwood, an exact solid replica of the tripod's clip (without the screw of course, because all we need are those side angles /___\ to clip in place), glued and screwed this securely to the board. Works a treat. Regards, Wendy from New Zealand
Hi Wendy, thanks for watching and for commenting. You have made an interesting adaption of the idea. Personally I have never had any issues with the connection as I tend not to put too much actual weight on the easel section when I am painting. But good luck with your make though.
Definitely inspiring me, as I need one. Simple and perfect. Thanks.
Thanks Andy! A really awesome diy!
Thank you Fred
Simple and very interesting. I will try to make one
Thank you. Good luck.
Fantastic! Clear instructions, cheap materials and very useful. I’ve subscribed.
Thank you Kascia
Thanks for this clear inexpensive solution to plein air watercolor painting...you've motivated me to make one for myself
My pleasure 😊, good luck with the make
thank you so much for such detailed instructions, I need just this type of easel for my outdoor painting.. i will make for one and let you know how it turned out..
Thank you. Good luck :)
I love this! Perfect, simple and easy to make. Thank you so much ☺️
Thanks for watching and for taking time to comment Shirlei
Such a clever idea 👍. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, gald that you enjoyed it.
this is perfect! I think I might give it a go, you made it look very easy.
Thank you for watching and commenting. Sometimes the simplist ideas are the best.
I have moderate woodworking skills (very out of practice!), but this looks dead-simple to make. Thank you!
Thanks Sheila, it is pretty simple to make. Good luck.
Great idea Andy. I shall look at your book with different eyes now. One suggestion as a pastel artist would be to leave out the hole as water not needed but add a an extra lip 1 inch in on the shelf to stop pastels rolling off - possibly even in front of the shelf/tripod slot too. Thanks for the idea
Awesome idea. Really clever. I should make one myself. Thanks sir.
Thanks for watching and for taking time to comment
This is brilliant; I'm going to ask my Dad to make this for me. Thank you.
Thanks for watching. I hope that he does a good job for you :)
Brilliant! thank you for this sharing your wonderful with your clever, simple design. I want to use it for plein air gouche and think I might put a strip on the front of the shelf to keep my bits and pieces from rolling off. Then glue the sketchbook ledge a bit above the edge to allow clearance for the shelf strip.
Thanks for watching and for commenting. The extra strip idea sounds good. Let me know how you get on.
Really nice explanation of this handy tool!
Thank you
This is perfect. I am going to make one tomorrow!
Great stuff, good luck.
Thank you Andy . It was a pleasure to discover your channel. It is a real joy to watch your videos. I'm learning a lot in a practical way and you're helping me a lot. Manuel from Spain.
Thanks for watching Manuel
I made a box following the instructions in this video and using scraps from other projects. I'm pleased with it. I use it around the house. I haven't been outside with, but I plan to use it outside soon. Thanks.
great that you were able to use off cuts to make the box. enjoy using it.
Excellent instructions, very clear. I have found my perfect solution. Thank you.
Glad it helped!
This is perfect! I actually use the Waterford paper block as well. I am going to make this tomorrow! Thank you so much
Thanks Bob, I hope yours turned out well
geweldige goed uitgelegd en super bedankt!
Thank you for these clear instructions.
You are welcome!
This is wonderful, thank you for sharing your knowledge! I was going to try and make a James Gurney style one with the hinges, but i think this is better! Well done!
Thank you for watching and for making that very kind comment.
Thank you Andy, I just built one and it came out great!
Great idea thanks for sharing your design ,I shall be making my wife one .ingenious
Andy, I've looked at a lot of easels on the market and this is the simplest, most compact and efficient design I've seen. You must be an engineer. If my husband hadn't had a stroke, I would have him make me one. Maybe you should consider a patent.
Hi Susan. Thank you for that kind comment. I wonder if you could get a handyman locally to make you one?
You can do it Ms. Susan....I'm a 70yr. old granny, the hardest part is getting the template right:) Have a go......BTW....I think it would be difficult to make a one size fits all easels tray. There are some trays out there but........this is brilliant!
Genius. You clever sausage! I wish someone would make these and sell them - I'm not up to making one myself... Thanks very much for the upload. :)
Thanks for the kind comment. I am sure that you could get a local handyperson to put one togather for you. We all seem to have our own needs so this could be the basis for your own model :)
Thank you so much Andy Beck. God bless you.
Thank you so much, this is fantastic idea! Going to make one. I bought mdf, but feels a bit heavy, I’m looking to find something a lighter weight now, if I won’t find anything then will use the mdf.
This is so genius, thanks for sharing it sir
no problem,thanks for watching and for taking time to comment
Ideal. I shall definitely be making one of these. Great video. Thanks very much!
Thanks Pip.Good luck
thanks for the inspiration, a very simple yet super useful solution for drawing or painting outside with watercolours
Glad it was helpful!
Splodgey! Wonderful word. Thanks for the tutorial. My easel works for me, but I am definitely making that bottom shelf.
Thank you, glad that you found the film inspiring
I made one like this after watching this video. Not so beautiful like yours, but works very well. Thanks.
Hi Andy... Thanks for the instructions I made mine big enough to hold a 12" x 15.5" canvas... I spent the afternoon making the box... my tripod legs are an odd shape, a cross between a cylinder and square. Using a template worked well.
and will use magnets to hold the two sections together... Tomorrow, I will vanish the two sections... I am looking forward to using the setup soon as the vanish dries...
This is excellent and very helpful. Love the Velcro.
Thank you
Simple and beautiful, very practical and useful. Thank you for the instructions!
Thank you Tuyet
Gudday Andy. Thank you this is simple and brilliant. Instructions are clear and comprehensive. I am making one tomorrow for sure. Great video. Thank you for sharing. All the best from Melbourne, Victoria.
Thank you Guy. Good luck with the make.
Thank you.
Hope to get hubby to make it soon!
That's great.
Thank you so much been trying g to get a lightweight box for oils, I will adapt this design geart video by the way you generous to share it.
Brilliant!! Thanks for sharing. Great explanation. I hope to give this a try.
Good luck with it.