3d ago

Practice web, equipment question

This post is less about the art and more about the tools. I made an ugly cutting board a while ago and never sold it. When I needed a board to draw on I grabbed it and drilled some deep holes in the top edge for holding pens.

I keep saying I'm going to go in with a router and make a little divot in the upper right corner of the board for my eraser. But I haven't yet.

The question: do you have any fully custom gear you use? Something not available in stores or something that fills the place of something in stores that you just made yourself?

4 comments

That's awesome! Really enjoy the wooden aesthetic with your pencil/pen slots. I've only made large pencil holding bowls out of splinting material, but they really help in keeping everything more organized.
Not really… I get the cheapest and lightest stuff. Why? Cheap because it will likely be sold anywhere I go. Light because it’ll be easy to carry around anywhere.
I guess I could do DIY stuff, but I’d have to make it light or be ready to leave it behind.
- Is there a piece of gear you wish was more travel friendly? This board is definitely not for travel, it's for sitting in my recliner. I've thought about making a ridged folding one for on the go but I'm not there yet.
  
  Gear I wish was more travel friendly? Sure! Sturdy clipboards, good pencil sharpeners, good office chairs, and height-adjustable tables (although for height-adjustable tables I can settle for good adjustable keyboard trays, which are quite portable).
  And regarding your board, it makes sense that it’d be for sitting in your recliner. It sounds useful!