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 washers

6. 1¼-inch #8 wood screws and two washers

7. Two plastic trays or kitchen drawer organizers

8. One 2-foot-wide roll of paper

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Tools List
Tools You Will Need
- Tape measure
- Combination square
- Bar clamps
- Spring clamps
- Jigsaw
- Drill/driver fitted with 3/32-inch and ¼-inch, and ⅛-inch drill bits and a 1¼-inch hole saw
- Safety glasses
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In this video, learn how to build an easel.

Steps:

1. Use a jigsaw to cut oak 1x3 lumber into four 4-foot legs, two 24-inch cross braces, and two 14-inch side brackets and brace pieces.
2. Cut notches in the side brackets, as well as holes for the center dowel that will hold a roll of paper.
3. Align the hinges between two legs, and drill pilot holes. Attach the hinges with #10 screws.
4. Attach the cross braces between the two sets of hinged legs.
5. Screw one end of the side brackets onto the leg with #8 screws. Put a screw in place for the other end to slide over.
6. Drill pilot holes through the frame of a magnetic dry-erase board and into the legs.
7. Screw the board to the legs with #10 screws. Repeat on the other side.
8. Attach plastic trays to the cross braces with #10 screws.
9. Slide a roll of paper onto the center dowel.

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