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Dave Kellett creates own custom drawing table
Sheldon creator Dave Kellett took on the task of building a custom standing drafting table for himself after dealing with repetitive posture problems. Okay – so he designed it and his brother (a home builder) did the actual carpentry. The result is gorgeous. A lot of attention to detail.
He has more photos of the original sketch and the various stages of being built on his blog.
Community Comments
October/22/2012
@ 1:51 pm
*yawn*
October/22/2012
@ 2:59 pm
A real beaut!
October/22/2012
@ 8:02 pm
I like the standing aspect.
October/22/2012
@ 8:32 pm
I love this guy!
If you look at his books he has that nice Team Cul de Sac book!
The man has great taste!
October/23/2012
@ 12:54 am
Looks like a left-hander. At least in the day time.
October/23/2012
@ 5:20 am
I thought Dave’s first drawing table was quite amazing, this one really takes the cake!
October/23/2012
@ 10:45 am
I’m envious. That’s a beautiful desk. Don’t think I could draw standing up.
Although I have a desk of sorts to work on, I do most of my cartooning on a small portfolio I created. It’s constructed of black presentation board and is slightly larger than my original strips (roughly 7×18). It has a cover and flaps to protect it from the weather and is sturdy enough to draw on which allows me the flexibility to draw just about anywhere. Low-budget, but effective.
October/23/2012
@ 7:19 pm
That’s great. I’m tempted to ask how much it would cost… but then I’d have to ask how much it would cost to ship to NY, then I’d just be sad.
October/23/2012
@ 7:52 pm
Great article – great blog posting – GREAT DESK! And speaking as a cartoonist living here in San Diego, I know what I want for Christmas…
October/28/2012
@ 3:37 pm
That’s a cool desk. All I have is a board which I place in my lap… Maybe that’s why my comic strip so horribly bad…… lolol!!!!!!!
December/11/2012
@ 7:39 pm
Dave should publish the plans and a tutorial on how to build the desk. Also, the guy who said “Yawn”? He’s a jerkoff.
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