Artist & Studio Wooden Easels · 4 models
Field Easels — Portable Wooden Easels for Painting Outdoors
A field easel is bought for one job: carrying a working surface to a place with no table. The format is a folding tripod or a box with a mast, and the number that decides the sale is the folded length, because it has to fit a rucksack, a car boot or a shoulder strap. The second number is the weight, and the third is the maximum canvas the mast will hold in wind.
The trade end of this group is art-supply retail and workshop programmes rather than general furniture. Models are usually aluminium or a mix of aluminium and timber; the wooden field easels in this catalogue are the ones with timber legs or a timber box body, and the pages state the folded size, the weight and the canvas size where the supplier records them. A buyer should check the leg locks and the mast clamp, because those are the parts that fail in outdoor use.
Typical range
| Folded size | typically 40-75 cm long; per model |
|---|---|
| Weight | stated per model; the range spans light and heavier timber models |
| Maximum canvas | typically 40-80 cm; per model |
| Structure | folding tripod or box easel with mast |
| Material | timber legs or box body, sometimes with aluminium fittings |
| MOQ | quoted per model |
What buyers check first
- Ask for the folded length and weight first; those two numbers decide whether the model is genuinely portable or a studio easel with a handle.
- Check the leg locks and the ground spike. A tripod on soft ground needs either a spike or a broad foot, and a friction leg joint loosens with use.
- Confirm the maximum canvas and whether the canvas holder is a ledge, a clamp or a full frame.
- Ask about the finish and the metal parts if the model is used outdoors: untreated steel screws rust first.
FAQ — Field Easels
What should I check on a field easel before ordering?
Three things: the folded length, the weight and the leg joints. The folded length decides whether the easel really travels; the weight decides whether it gets carried; and the leg joints - friction, screw or cam - decide how long it holds position. A field easel also needs a mast clamp that grips with a loaded canvas in wind, so ask how the clamp is tightened and whether the mast can be locked at height. The records here state folded size and weight per model.
Are wooden field easels suitable for outdoor use?
Wood is fine outdoors if it is finished and the fittings are protected; the failure points are the fittings and the ground contact rather than the timber. The models in this group are the field format in wood, and the buyer should confirm the finish, the leg ends and whether the metal parts are plated or stainless. For a wet climate an aluminium easel may be the better product, and we would rather say that than sell a wooden easel into a market where it will not last.
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