DIY Pochade Box Made From an Old Cigar Box Plein Air Painting 

This is the best DIY cigar paint box I've seen so far. Inspired me to make one instead of paying over £100 for one.

I don’t understand why people would dislike this video. It’s AMAZING.

So much nicer than mine. I am jealous.

This is exactly what I have been looking for...... I wish you could share how you did the alteration for the pull outs and the overall build.....amazing job!

That is totally awesome. It's much better than the one I made from my husband's wooden gun cleaning tool box. Lol Thanks for sharing. 👍😊

This is adorable. Perfect for gouache/WC/minis...

So far you've done the best watercolor ponchade box I've seen. Thanks for the idea's. Hugz, Tree

This is amazing conversion. Side drawers are nice touch!

Oh my goodness!!!!!! What a fabulous job.

I’m new to your channel and have many classes on using old cigar boxes at my church ,non the less . But am enthusiastic about this one . Love it thank you for sharing this with me just real nice thanks again. God bless you and yours. Real nice .

This is by far the best cigar box pochade I've seen! Beautiful work. Brilliant.

Very impressive box, thank you for sharing.

I love the design, whether it’s a cigar box or a new pochade box.

very well done! I love making something out of something. Very smart set up! I am getting into water colour and if I ever find a cigar box I will try and give this ago. Thank you

Excellent adaptation. Careful work. You have every reason to be proud of this. Made me subscribe to your channel.

It's absolutely gorgeous!!! Unfortunately I have a pile of old cigar boxes but no woodworking skills.

great idea thanks

Superb. Had a similar idea that you have further inspired and added ideas into the mix! Thank you.

Really nice job. Protip for you. Rub a candle along all the sides of the draws and the edges of the top tray. It will make them run nice and smooth.

So neat and well made. I'm looking at making one myself and this has inspired me to go ahead. Thanks.

Love it too, got my ear balls open for a cigar box, who would have thought good ones were impossible to find. Looking forward to building my own. Cheers mate!

I wish u would have showed how you cut the sides and drilled in the tripod mount!

aha! the pochade box comes full circle! awesome, smoothie! the aroma must be soothing too i bet, eh! great vid, i am trying this!

You did a great job. I wish I was handy at woodwork like that, I just paid for someone to make a basic one

Lovely. Very well thought and clever. Congrats !

An amazing concept and it really turned out well!

That's a very neat setup.

That is really impressive. Nice work.

What a brilliant idea Smoothie and superbly made, may try this myself thank you!

nice work

This came out beautifully!

The artistic mind rests not on its laurels, Smoothie! Ingenious and beautiful to be sure! Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year from the "Snow(less) Birds" in Canada!

Very nice little box, lovely wood. Ingenious idea, well made as well, well done Smoothie:-)

Nice job, but you've put the tripod T nut in upside down! The large end with the hooks goes inside the box, not outside. The reason is that the tripod clamp will, and does, pull out the T Nut if you mount as you have it.

Best DYI pochade on RU-vid, I think I've watch them all! =) nice work

Love it. Better than Q from James Bond IMO

Very impressive.

John this is wonderful. I have some draw oilers for my pencils and am contemplating making the surround, not in my skill sector but I’ll model through.

So good!!!

Amazing!

Fantastic 👍👍

This is beautiful. I’m trying to see how the side trays stay in when pulled out. At first, I thought the inner edges would be a tiny bit taller so they would catch on the top of the slots, but from the photos, they seem to be the same height.

Beautiful!

Wow Beautiful box.. Deedee.

BRILLIANT!!!

. . .ah man, you saved me losin atleast two ton to those blood sucking art shops, I got a cigar box and a brother who works wood, You are Ace, subscribed, thumbed dupped and Thank You.

4/24/2021 USA Grandpa Bill: Smoothie77, yours is the finest DIY box I've seen on RU-vid. I've been looking for several days at every box and easel that comes up on the lists. Chuckle, my vision is almost swimming from all of them. Your care in making it comes through and if I had made it I would be right proud...in a humble sort of way. I'm guessing that you got the extra Mahogany for the drawers and board from other cigar boxes? Thank you for sharing it.

Wow beautiful!

Look so cool

awesome!!!

Cool!!

This is amazing

Brilliant

Plastic hinges?....I used zinc alloy, it breaks every time I adjusting it! I think plastic is more sturdy than zinc alloy

That is so cute! I love and want it! 😉

Love it you are so inventive and creative, I can't quite envisage me going plain air but you never know I might take to the hills with my mobility scooter and watercolours that would be a sight for sore eyes. Having done the collaboration waterfall perhaps I could go for Niagara in watercolour ! That would be amazing, do you know how to paint rainbows because there is usually one at Niagara and you are actually looking down it from the American side of the falls, breathtaking

🖒Very nice.

It’s a great designs for someone who’s a carpenter. For a hack like me who doesn’t have a workshop, it really doesn’t help me.

Very nice! Did you completely remove or replace the bottom wood when cutting out drawer slots? Have you made plans for this project? Would love to have them!

Hi, how do I look for those hinges? how are they called? Thank you

soothing voice

The best diy pochade box! Where can we find the hinges and the tripod screw? Thank you so much

Excellent idea!! Should be a new trend hahaha ;)

who is here to make this for keeping ur art materials 😂😂😂

Beautiful, Was this a one time make or are you making these for sale?.. I am sure you would have people interested.

Where exactly can I get that empty box? Any link!

Mate that is beautiful! where did you find the tension hinges? I can't seem to locate any

Where did you get the tension hinges?

Love it, what size is that cigar box please?

i have no idea how i would cut everything out and out this together i have a lot of cigar boxes, it does inside me but i've no idea how u actually did it all ... maybe need some power tool lessons lol

can you sell me one???

love it but too much work!!!

Where did you get those hinges. What brand are they??

I bet it smells like cigars.....!! Good idea but....No thank you.