This is an adaption of several pochade boxes already in production. I used magnets in the panel holder to hold the steel bars in the three slots. The slots are necessary to keep the attached panel straight.
A torque hinge is used to hold the palette/tray in place.
I used a horizontal format here and upon reflection I could have added vertical slots for portrait panels.
The tripod mount is on the top section for stability to the painting surface.
Another method for creating the panel holder.
Three holes were drilled into the board and magnets were inserted into holes reinforced with a heavy duty epoxy glue.
A steel bar was taped to the back of a gator board. Gator board was used because it is light weight, water resistant and strong.
Various materials can be taped to the front of the gator board, watercolor paper, canvas, panels, etc. Or, if using a panel, just tape the piece of metal to the back of that.
