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How to Build an Easel
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Shopping List
Supplies You Will Need
1. Three 8-foot oak or maple 1x3s
2. Two 23x23-inch magnetic dry-erase boards
3. 1-inch dowel, 3 feet long
4. Two 4-inch strap hinges
5. ¾-inch #10 wood screws and eight washers6. 1¼-inch #8 wood screws and two washers
7. Two plastic trays or kitchen drawer organizers
8. One 2-foot-wide roll of paper -
Tools List
Tools You Will Need
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Tape measure
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Combination square
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Bar clamps
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Spring clamps
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Jigsaw
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Drill/driver fitted with 3/32-inch and ¼-inch, and ⅛-inch drill bits and a 1¼-inch hole saw
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Safety glasses
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Photo: Wendell T. Webber
10. Add the paper
Slide the dowel through the hole in one side bracket, through the paper roll, and out the other side. Then pull the paper up through the opening in the top of the easel and down over one of the boards. Secure it with the magnets you made, and you’re ready to paint and draw!
Next- Helpful Info
- Video: How to Build an Easel
- Article: Workshop Safety for Kids
- Article: Builder's Math for Kids
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