5/15/2021 USA Grandpa Bill: Please come be my neighbor. I like your take on life. You know how when you meet someone and you just instinctively like or dislike them? I like you. My spine and replaced hips are causing me a lot of pain these days and I need someone cheery and inventive near. I love to re-engineer (or de-engineer) some things. I'm 73 now and with my experience, I can really make a mess now.
This was fun to watch because I just spent a weekend MacGyvering a 'tripod easel' only to discover I'd actually found a really awkward and wobbly way to make a diy music stand 😂
4/21/2021 USA Grandpa Bill: Dani, I've come back to this video several times over the past two years because I like the way you have made it. It has been a source of a smile to me every time. You made James' easel so much better and my efforts have been more accomplished because of it. I had procrastinated. Thank you for freely sharing your insight and adjustments. I was a little dismayed to find that James was charging $15 for his how-to video, and I turned again to your good heart. Much love to you.
I can't decide if you are adorable, brilliant, adorably brilliant, or brilliantly adorable, so I guess I'll go for all four. Your personality absolutely MAKES this video!
You not only pronounced the word "pochade" correctly, for a North American English speaking person, you pronounced it absolutely correctly. Take that from a person who's mother-tongue is French. :)
Lol, I thought the hanging bolts were just going to be counter weights or something because you said it was ridiculously over engineered. Then when you snapped them to the magnets was so satisfying and just enough engineered!
Well, you are very innovative to say the least. One thing, your modified hinges are way cool, but you might like to know that that type of hinge is (almost) readily available at a good hardware store or (since you mentioned it) Home Depot, etc. They are known as "no-mortise hinges or barrel hinges," etc., and are very reasonably priced for a pair (less than $5). Thank you for your fascinating input.
I have been wanting to design my own as well, loved your ideas and I want to "borrow" some or all of them. I have been using some of that friction mat to unironically capture cat litter when Artie the cat steps out of his box. bravo on all the ideas.
I love your attitude. It's the attitude consisting of snark, creativity, optimism, and perseverance that permeates my brain. So in one sense, I love MY attitude. Which is yours. Which makes me a narcissist or a stalker. My beloved wife will probably say it's one or the other... but only jokingly... I think. ANYWAY... wonderful video with wonderful ideas for the easel I will probably want to make for the first day I go plein air. Merci beaucoup madame! :-)
Oh wow that’s cool that you made a matt for the easel & a water jar container setup. A fantastic idea that I am going to have to give a try! I love 💕 these modifications!! I have made my versions of the James Gurney easel from 3 different sizes of bamboo cutting boards (4 inches x 6 inches, 8 inches x 10 inches, & 9 inches x 12 inches). Thanks for sharing this wonderful informational video with us!! 🥰
Brilliant! I am going to use several of you suggestions. FYI: The Koi set are designed to hold a paper or sketch book in the lid, to paint on while you hold it, that’s why it doesn’t lay flat. Most of them come with the detachable mixing trays. Thank for the video, it was great.
5/15/2021 USA Grandpa Bill: Please come be my neighbor. I like your take on life. You know how when you meet someone and you just instinctively like or dislike them? I like you. My spine and replaced hips are causing me a lot of pain these days and I need someone cheery and inventive near. I love to re-engineer (or de-engineer) some things. I'm 73 now and with my experience, I can really make a mess now.
This was fun to watch because I just spent a weekend MacGyvering a 'tripod easel' only to discover I'd actually found a really awkward and wobbly way to make a diy music stand 😂
Your ideas are cool. But I like your attitude even more.
The Rolls Royce of plein air easels.
4/21/2021 USA Grandpa Bill: Dani, I've come back to this video several times over the past two years because I like the way you have made it. It has been a source of a smile to me every time. You made James' easel so much better and my efforts have been more accomplished because of it. I had procrastinated. Thank you for freely sharing your insight and adjustments. I was a little dismayed to find that James was charging $15 for his how-to video, and I turned again to your good heart. Much love to you.
Magnet cup wins "wow that's genius!" award
I can't decide if you are adorable, brilliant, adorably brilliant, or brilliantly adorable, so I guess I'll go for all four. Your personality absolutely MAKES this video!
You not only pronounced the word "pochade" correctly, for a North American English speaking person, you pronounced it absolutely correctly. Take that from a person who's mother-tongue is French. :)
Lol, I thought the hanging bolts were just going to be counter weights or something because you said it was ridiculously over engineered. Then when you snapped them to the magnets was so satisfying and just enough engineered!
Well, you are very innovative to say the least. One thing, your modified hinges are way cool, but you might like to know that that type of hinge is (almost) readily available at a good hardware store or (since you mentioned it) Home Depot, etc. They are known as "no-mortise hinges or barrel hinges," etc., and are very reasonably priced for a pair (less than $5). Thank you for your fascinating input.
You are genius…and entertaining! Thank you for sharing.😊
I have been wanting to design my own as well, loved your ideas and I want to "borrow" some or all of them. I have been using some of that friction mat to unironically capture cat litter when Artie the cat steps out of his box. bravo on all the ideas.
"cool! cool! cool!", says the organizational nerd in me!!! Thank you!
So smart and clever!! Not being handy with tools and wood working I probably can’t make the Pochade part, but the friction pad & water cup-genius!!
I love your attitude. It's the attitude consisting of snark, creativity, optimism, and perseverance that permeates my brain. So in one sense, I love MY attitude. Which is yours. Which makes me a narcissist or a stalker. My beloved wife will probably say it's one or the other... but only jokingly... I think. ANYWAY... wonderful video with wonderful ideas for the easel I will probably want to make for the first day I go plein air. Merci beaucoup madame! :-)
Oh wow that’s cool that you made a matt for the easel & a water jar container setup. A fantastic idea that I am going to have to give a try! I love 💕 these modifications!! I have made my versions of the James Gurney easel from 3 different sizes of bamboo cutting boards (4 inches x 6 inches, 8 inches x 10 inches, & 9 inches x 12 inches). Thanks for sharing this wonderful informational video with us!! 🥰
This is really cool :0 I love your exploring attitude about the process of making things you like!
मैं भी एक आर्टिस्ट हूं इंडिया यूपी में रहता हूं यह स्टैंड मुझे बहुत अच्छा लगा धन्यवाद
Brilliant! I am going to use several of you suggestions. FYI: The Koi set are designed to hold a paper or sketch book in the lid, to paint on while you hold it, that’s why it doesn’t lay flat. Most of them come with the detachable mixing trays. Thank for the video, it was great.
Great video and build.