Kids Art Easel

I built this for my nephews (only two years late!). It's an art easel with blackboard and whiteboard on opposite sides and a small drawer for each to store markers/chalk.

The frame is hickory. First time I've used it before and it's... very hard. Kind of tough to work with but I really like the color and I'm glad I have some leftover for another project.

The front and back boards are both 1/4 plywood with a self adhesive magnetic whiteboard/blackboard attached. This was probably the easiest way to go, but if I were to build it again I would probably just get the special magnetic paints.

The brace at the top and the drawers are 1/2 plywood. I learned all the worst ways to go about building the case and the two drawers, but it all came together, eventually, and I'm happy with how they turned out.

I used dowels to join the hickory frame but the rest is held together with threaded inserts and bolts (basically like an IKEA product). My sister in law is in the service and they will be moving around a lot, so I thought this would make it easier to pack.