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Hello,

 

I want to get myself an easel for practicing calligraphy, and I stumbled across this: http://www.greatart.co.uk/Canvases-Easels/Easels/Mabef-easels-Studio-Furniture/Mabef-M34-Table-Display-Easel.html . Do you think it would be suitable?

 

Cheers!

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Truthfully, after looking at the link, I think that easel is more for holding painting canvases. The bottom bar looks to be really uncomfortable for leaning your arm against. I think you'd do better looking for an actual writing slope -- something that has a flatter top, and is at less of an angle. I picked up a used one for $12 that was made by Bombay and Company (unfortunately, they no longer seem to carry them, unless they're calling them something different -- I just checked), and several people on FPN have posted photos of vintage ones that they've restored. Trying doing a search for "writing slope" (upper right hand corner of the screen, just to the right of the "view new content" button) and you should be able to find some of the relevant threads.

Sorry I can't be of more help.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

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Thanks for the advice; however, I think that a writing slope may be too small for calligraphy (I generally use either a 3.8mm or 6mm nib). That easel I posted earlier looked uncomfortable indeed, but in the meantime I found another one: http://www.theartshopskipton.co.uk/Reeves-Art-Craft-Workstation , which is larger.

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