DIY Modification Ideas for feather-light watercolor "Gurney Easel" to adapt to my A5 Art ToolKit Bag

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Hello Art-family,
Thank you sincerely to those that saw the post online about my having to cancel the trip to Charlotte this weekend and checked in on me. This bout of covid has been mild and I'm recovering very quickly and will be back out painting in no time.
I've had a number of emails and messages requesting information on the modifications I did to my "Gurney Easel." I created a slim version that would fit into my Art Tool Kit bag.
Gurney's Lightweight Easel:
https://jamesgurney.com/products/how-...
Blog post I learned about it years ago:
http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/201...

Most of the tools are found on James Gurney's blog and site so I don't want to bite his idea. This is just to share my modifications I found useful.

Thanks for watching. Happy sketching!
Jared

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Supplies:
1/4 Baltic Birch
1/4 Walnut
Rare Earth Magnets, 5/8 bit and superglue
1/4 20 T-nut
Southco Friction Hinges
Chisel
Hammer
Drill
#8 screws 3/8 for hinges and 1/4 for handle