Materials List
- 1/4” Dowels
- Utility Knife
- Pen
- Tape Measure
- Duck Tape
- Small Saw
- Sandpaper
- Hot Glue
- Hot Glue Gun
- Clean, Sturdy Cardboard
- 1 Canvas for Fitting
Instructions
Inexpensive materials, recycled cardboard from boxes, hot glue, duct tape, and square dowels, offer a lot of flexibility. Make as many carriers as you like. Make carriers for any size canvas or canvas panel you like. If you need to, make them strong enough to ship canvases across the country. They are easy to make with the simplest of tools: a utility knife, hot glue gun, ruler, and a straight edge. No detailed, measured plans are shown in the following photos. You only need to know three things. One, leave some wiggle room between the square dowels. The distance between dowels should accommodate the paint on the canvas and allow for ease of entry of the canvas panel. Two, use double layers of cardboard and glue layers together in opposing directions of corrugation. Three, use plenty of hot glue.
Cut your square dowels a half inch shorter than the length of the canvas so that they set back a bit from the door. Sand the dowels and glue them in place with hot glue, leaving wiggle room as described above. Make the top panel holding the dowels. Make the bottom panel hold its dowels. Measure, cut, and assemble the sides using hot glue to hold everything together. Check to make sure the canvas slips in easily. Add the bottom. Seal everything with duct tape. Attach the door or lid with duct tape. The tape is the hinge. Squares of velcro will seal the lid shut. This carrier can be shipped in a box to your destination. You can take it with you on paint outs.
