Dec 31 2008
How the hell do I assemble my easel?
As some of you may now, I paint. Not much, but hey, it’s a start. I pick up new brushes and paints and canvases whenever I have the extra cash. A small corner of my home office is about ready to become my painting… uh… spot. All that’s really left is setting up an easel. I got one for Xmas but it didn’t come with any assembly instructions and I can’t figure it out. I haven’t been around enough easels to know how they’re supposed to go together and I can’t find specific instructions on the ‘net. So…
Does anyone know how to assemble this easel? Click the image to view a large image with all the pieces labelled. The winner gets a free painting (someday).
UPDATE: Using the photo Pender left in the comments as a guide, I got the damn thing put together. I don’t know what to do with the chain and it seems a bit flimsy, but it’s good enough.
Caitlyn made one out of 4 sticks. Works well, too! Looks something like this:
Well, I have more than 4 sticks, so that’s no help. Next!
Get caitlyn to make you one for 1/8th the money you wasted on one that came with extra sticks. Or buy one more your style:
http://www.plasticsandstorage......or_two.JPG
This one looks like yours sorta, only less on the floor and more upright:
http://www.orientaltrading.com....._50049.jpg
I’m like 5 houses away from you but I refuse to do your dirty work.
How big is this? It looks good for displaying art or letting art dry but you might want to look into something a little sturdier for working on.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com.....bb.jpg?v=0
Mr. Mean made this pochade box for me. I like being able to bungi cord my work down, I get busy daubing and don’t want what I’m painting on to flop around. This box is made for painting outside and toting your supplies around, but I like to use it all the time except when I work on big stuff.
How big is this?
It’s about 5 feet tall. I haven’t used it yet. I have a large canvas but I’m saving up for a few more tubes of paint before I go nuts with it.
That ponchade box looks wonderful. I’ll see if I can make one of those. I can see myself with painting out in my field.
I have a small painting a made a few weeks ago, but I’m not happy with it. I hope to fix it up this week. I’ll post it before the end of the month. It’s definitely abstract.