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    Marc Hanson
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        In case there are those of you who like to work with wood, or procrastinate while waiting for the next painting to work itself out, this is a 6″x9″ pochade box that I built a while back. It is built from poplar stock that I bought at the home improvement center, and birch plywood. The hardware is simple and also found at the same store. Only tools required are a mitre box, either powered or a good hand saw version, router to cut the grooves for palette and canvas panels, glue, small nails, screwdriver, hand or jig saw, stain and protective varnish.

        I mitered the corners because I have a powered mitre saw that I use to cut frame moulding, it gives a beautiful corner and is plenty strong after the top and bottom plywood is attached. The wood for the frame is 3/4×1″ poplar stock that is sold as a ‘hobby’ wood, and is prepacked in varying lengths. It is convenient to use, I don’t have a table saw and so I can’t ‘rip’ stock to new widths, have to use it as it comes.

        First thing I did was to hand router a 1/4″ groove the entire length of the poplar. Buy extra if you plan on screwing it up at least once like me. That was then mitered at the appropriate lengths for both the top and bottom. Rather than have a hinged front edge on the top, I left it open to be able to remove the canvas panels. The little piece of brass that you see prevents the panels from falling out. It swivels out of the way when working.

        After the two frames are glued together(lid and bottom), I glued on the lid and bottom pieces of 1/8″ birch ply. Added very small brads as the glue was drying, probably overkill. Cut a palette to fit the inside. It slides and to make it easier to slide, I added a small brass screw and nut as a ‘handle’ to grab.

        Attach the hinges and lid support, eposy the Tee-nut for the tripod to attach to in the bottom, and stain and seal.

        The lid holds two 6×9 panels-

        The depth of the box isn’t great, but this is where I set the turp container.

        This is a close-up showing the T-nut, and how the sliding palette fits in the groove.

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        Hi Marc, Cool box, great design, it holds wet panels too? I did one from a cigar box, haven’t used it yet it’ll take 8×10’s. have to give it a try soon. Only problem is the wet panels.
        I love hardware, I think I spend more time on my hardware than I do painting

        Regards Tony

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        Great design…so when are you going to sell them online?? ;)

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        M.A.
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            This is wonderful!

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            #1029803
            Marc Hanson
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                Hi Marc, Cool box, great design,[B] it holds wet panels too?[/B] I did one from a cigar box, haven’t used it yet it’ll take 8×10’s. have to give it a try soon. Only problem is the wet panels.
                I love hardware, I think I spend more time on my hardware than I do painting

                Regards Tony

                It’s addictive to build isn’t it? I have to watch things like making my one equipment and metal leafed frames from scratch lumber stock…the result is so immediate, unlike painting. This holds two 1/4″ panels (wet or dry)in the slots(2) in the lid.

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                pochade.co.uk
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                    a good simple colour pallette. like the box, simple is always best

                    Regards
                    Antony Bridge
                    Pochade painter

                    #1029804
                    MichaelR
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                        Nice job, Marc! It is really satisfying to make boxes like this but of course if you add the hours up it makes you realise why there are no really nicely made pochade boxes on the market any more!

                        Michael Richardson
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                        annabella2
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                            Isn’t it fun to build your own? I think I like the ones I built better than the “real” one that I have.
                            What do you do with the palette and all the leftover piles of paint?

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                            Donald_Smith
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                                nice compact little box you’ve got there Marc!

                                Thanks for sharing!
                                Don

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