New drawing table

I finally gave up on my beautiful wooden lap desk - I've been doing some larger drawings and the lap desk just couldn't handle it. (I did love the wood, and I drew a lot of pictures on that lap desk.) I looked for drawing tables that could accommodate my computer equipment, but didn't like most of the solutions, and didn't want to spend the bucks (over $1000) for a couple that might have worked. I finally decided to buy a regular drawing table and situate it next to my existing computer desk. Cost wasn't too bad (a bit over $100 on sale at Hobby Lobby) but was solid and had adjustable height.

I'm not attaching the drawing directly to the drawing table since I tend to have more than one drawing in work at any one time. I retired my old store-bought drawing boards because they wasted so much space. I didn't use the metal clamps to hold my paper because they scar the paper unless I put more paper under the clamp. And then the clamp would get in my way. The boards also have a hole cut out as a hand hold. I couldn't use that part of the drawing board either. Too much wasted space, so I went to the hardware store and had two boards cut out - one 11x14 (for 9x12 drawings - one inch border on each side) and one 13x16 (for 11x14 drawings). So far I greatly prefer these boards and they only cost about a buck each. I'll probably buy a couple more when I get the chance.