Writers Messenger Wooden Box with Hinged Lid Front Clasp,9.8"x7.5"x2.4", Multifunctional Retro Handmade Portable Artist Tool Storage Postman Sketch Art Easel for Painting, Gift Giving, Brown

It's nice for the price, it's very light weight, and not the most durable. But it's what you'd expect paying that price. Perfect for a child who loves to draw in bed, or out and about.

I love it, it is a little on the slim side but still holds everything I need for plein air drawing watercolor and pencils. The wood does seem thin,but that is what keeps it so light weight,. I personally am thinking about a polyurethane coating to make it a bit more durable. Hinges seem sturdy enough, and I do love the shoulder strap.

I was hesitant to buy because of the reviews saying it was poor quality but I'm glad I took a chance. I mean, it's $20 so don't expect a handmade exotic wood piece but with realistic expectations, you won't be disappointed. I've had absolutely no issues with it. I did add a clear varnish to make it smoother and a bit more durable but you could keep it as-is.

Most likely I would use this for Plein Air outings. It's compact compared to my other set up and want to try this out for painting outdoors. In my video, I show just an idea or two on how things can fit in this box. I tried my travel brushes in the faux leather case, but then it didn't leave room for my small wooden paint palette, unless I leave the watercolor journal home and just go with the loose watercolor paper. So it's versatile. You can make it work with a few adjustments. For example, the box would not close with a collapsible cup that is fairly large, but if you had the two small cups with lids, most likely it would close, OR just take some watercolor water brushes. I showed one in the box along with a micron pen, Japanese brush marker, pencil for sketching, and a fountain pen, needed eraser, and some washi tape. There was still some room for two more pens, pencils or markers. For a writer, this box has amble room for everything you would need for an outing -writing day! It fit a fairly thick journal. It has a wooden piece to hold the box open so you can use the lid for placing your journal for writing. The area inside the box for holding pencils, etc has a nice soft fabric backing to protect your pens etc. It has a 1 -1/4 inch wide strap to carry your writing box around your neck-shoulder. The latch is easy to maneuver open and closed. I was doing this with one hand as I was filming with the other hand. The wood may be on the softer side, only because it is fairly light weight, which is a good thing too, but don't think it would be a problem if you take care of it. I like it and look forward to going out to do some painting with this box.

Very light in weight, needs gentle carrying. Not good for a rough hike into the woods, but perfect for taking to a park.

This is just a basic wood box with no special finishings or anything. It is merely stained whatever color and a webbing is added for shoulder carry. A few clips, elastics, etc are added inside. It’s not a standard sheet size so you can’t put regular papers in it. I would recommend a little tweaking to make it nicer. The way it is, it looks like you’re walking around with a wooden box on a webbing

Change stars. After having used for a week or so, it started falling apart. Easy fixable if your a crafty person but still kinda aggravated.

First: It smells awful inside. Whatever glue they used to attach the lining to the inside lid of the box smells like fish. I am hoping that it will air out, but we shall see. It may get a hefty spritz of Febreze if it doesn't. Wish me luck. Second: As others have said, not the highest quality wood, the hardware is not the finest, but for the price not all that bad. I had to tighten the screws on the catch so it would close more smoothly. There is no sheen whatsoever to the wood, just stain, so I will probably cover it in a beeswax based finish to give it a little more shine and water resistance/durability as I intent to use it as a small watercolor pochade box.