Creative Mark Rue Panel Ladder – Versatile Art Drying Rack for Painting Panels, Brushes, and Artwork – Holds Up to 22 Panels Ranging from 4x4 to 18x24 – Lightweight and Adjustable Storage Solution

I was pleased with the versatility of the drying rack. Set up to sit on table works great and adjusts easy to different sizes. Only down side is moving location of rack you need to empty rack before moving as rack in motion is unstable. Hanging and lying flat on table it works great. Over all I am happy with the drying wrack and yes would reorder when on sale.

I bought this for my wife for Christmas. I got it assembled rather quickly and tested it out by putting some of her Masonite boards on it which was fine and tried some of her canvases and that's where the problem showed itself. You can't use this on any canvases over 11" wide because the rods miss the frame on the canvas an poke the canvas itself which leaves demples on the canvas. The dowel rods that are used for the rests are made of wood and are very bendy and just not very strong. I was rather disappointed with this setup and felt bad for my wife because I knew she was excited about having a nice drying rack. Considering how much this thing cost I would have thought it could be used for all painting surfaces. If you want to paint a 16'x20" canvas and put it on this priduct, it will not work for you.

No manual or instructions attached, I bought it for my sons to arm it themselves and it was complicate it for them to get it done, it says it holds up to 24" but I'm not so sure it will hold. When we finish to place it I will let you know if it is worth it or not, doesn't seem it will hold too much either.

Nice looking drying rack. It functions very well. It was easy to setup and put together. Seems flimsy at first but works well. Made for canvas panels and painting paper.

The first photo is the product unpacked, and the second photo is the drying stand put together and in use. The stand was assembled by Lori my wife who is very good at such things. She reports that the wing nut threads are somewhat rough and do not feed easily, and that there are holes opposite all the bolt holes so no further drilling is necessary. I consider the stand sturdy. As it was delivered the stand can hold smaller canvases and canvas boards much larger than the pegs would seem to accommodate. The main advantage of this canvas dryer is the vertical space between the pegs. Thick stretched canvases are easily accommodated. The second photo shows an 11x14 painting on stretched canvas resting on the dryer. You will also note a strip of wood across the front of the pegs. That small strip of wood is long enough to contact both the side stretchers thereby keeping the pegs from hitting the canvas. Without that strip of wood the pegs contact the canvas itself and push it up from the bottom. The pegs are covered with a small rubber end piece so the small pegs do not hurt the canvas by puncturing it. However, the small pegs do push the canvas up, and that worries me. I can’t say how, but I’m afraid it will harm the painting while it drys. With the wood strip that fear is gone. As long as the wood strip contacts the wood strips on each side of the canvas then the canvas will not be pushed up. Thus, the dryer will accommodate almost any size stretched canvas long way or landscape. As for canvas boards, any reasonable size can be supported. Side to side without the wooden strip and even large from top to bottom. The short size of the dryer’s pegs make tipping from the front a problem, but the wooden strip solves even that difficulty. When the canvas, stretched or board, tips to the front the higher peg stops it from tipping out. The tipped canvas lays almost flat so it doesn’t slide out. Of course, the front of the canvas (the painted part) will contact the upper pegs, but just at the bottom a bit. I cannot imagine anyone saying this stand was not sturdy or it was flimsy. It is not. If a person works on very large paintings this will not work well, but extra large paintings always need special consideration in nearly every aspect of the work. If you want to put regular thickness paper on it to dry, you will have to put a solid piece of plywood or white foam project board across the pegs. If you cut that foam board into 2 inch strips it can be used to support the stretched canvas instead of wood, just avoid going too large with the canvas. I think it is a good product. AD2

I'm sure it is a nice rack once it is together but I am still trying to put it together. It's really irritating me at this point. Some of the holes are not big enough for the bolts to go through and it's hard to keep it from tipping over when trying to screw it together. Wish I would have bought one already assembled! Just so you know how unhappy I am with this, it's going in the garbage. It's impossible for me to assemble. I wish I would have read the reviews before I purchase this item!

I am so happy to be able to dry many painting boards at the same time. I have it hanging the long way from my studio wall. It came with one spacer bar that adds some sturdiness... I used it as a template and made another. Now the sturdiness is perfect.

It seems to be of decent quality, however I have some issues. First, the assembly instructions were impossible for me because I want to use it as a "horizontal table unit" and there are no instructions for that. My partner and I had to wing it. And using it as a horizontal unit, it has a tendency to offset, meaning that the sides do not stay parallel: There is no bracing piece to keep that from happening. Second, using it as horizontal table unit, a panel must be at least 15" to sit on the rack. (I would imagine that to be true also if using as a hanging unit.) So much for 4x4 boards. I did not choose to use it as an A-frame unit because that can only accommodate pieces up to 12x16. Some of my canvases that need time to dry are 16x20 and larger. Maybe I'm missing something on the stated "adjustable width" when using as a horizontal table unit, but as I said, the assembly instructions were sorely lacking. The jury is still out on whether I would recommend this. I have had to improvise and compromise to have it meet my needs. It is certainly not a "total studio solution" as advertised, and it will only hold panels from 4x4 to 18x24 in certain assembly configurations. (Like 4x4 only in A-frame, and 18x24 only in horizontal.) I guess it was too good to be true for what I want.

Impressed with the versatility of this rack which can change into another of positions - free standing or wall mounted.

This broke within the first week of using it. Hey company I’d like to get in touch to get a refund. Extremely unimpressed

They are so flimsy - dont work like the description indicates!

This unit was very flimsy and weak so i returned it