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by
Kathy Dalrymple
photos: Roger Yip
illustration: Len Churchill |
EASY EASEL (part 3) |
Black
and White
For the young multimedia artist on your holiday list, this project
offers a choice of paper, blackboard or whiteboard “canvases.”
To keep things simple, I applied two coats of chalkboard paint
to a piece of 1/2" ply. I also anchored a piece of whiteboard
to 1/2"-thick plywood backing using strong, double-sided
tape. Use #8 x 1" screws to secure both boards to the back
face of the easel frames. Just remember to leave the blackboard
1/4" down from the top rail so the paper can be fed from
the roll and through the slot.
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If you want to get fancy, you could recess the blackboard and
whiteboard panels into rabbets cut in the frames. If not, secure
them with screws only.
Load up the paper roll, crack open a new box of markers, call
in the kids and watch their parents smile. Besides bringing
hours of joy to the little ones, a bit of quiet time for the
adults might just be the best gift you can give. |
| YOU
WILL NEED |
| PART |
MATERIAL |
SIZE
(T x W x L*) |
Qty. |
| Legs |
pine |
3/4" x 3 3/8" x 54" |
4 |
| Rails |
pine |
3/4" x 3 3/8" x 21 1/4" |
4 |
| Tray ends |
pine |
3/4" x 3 3/8" x 5 1/2" |
4 |
| Tray fronts |
pine |
3/4" x 3 3/8" x 21 1/4" |
2 |
| Tray backs |
pine |
3/4" x 3 3/8" x 25" |
2 |
| Tray
bottoms |
pine |
3/4" x 3 3/4" x 20 3/4" |
2 |
| Crossbars |
pine |
3/4" x 3 3/8" x 25 1/2" |
2 |
| Mounting blocks |
pine |
3/4" x 1 3/4" x 3 3/8" |
4 |
| Paper roll block |
pine |
3/4" x 3 3/8" x 3 3/8" |
1 |
| Dowels |
hardwood |
1"-dia. x 28" |
2 |
| Blackboard |
plywood |
1/2" x 24" x 36" |
1 |
| Whiteboard |
whiteboard |
24" x 36" |
1 |
| Whiteboard backing |
plywood |
1/2" x 24" x 36" |
1 |
| Paper roll |
18"-wide (Ikea) |
1 |
| Bolts |
#10 x 2" with wing
nuts/cup washers |
8 |
| Storage bins |
(Ikea) |
3 |
| *Length
indicates grain direction. |
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1 | PART 2 | PART
3 |
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