The canvas support has many secure angle adjustments from vertical to sloped. It has brackets to secure the drawers and support in place when carrying the easel by its handle, much like carrying a suitcase. Plenty of storage for supplies in the drawer if needed. I plan to use at home on my kitchen table, so won’t keep anything in the drawer to keep carrying weight light. It will be useful for larger canvases up to 20x24. One problem, will be up a little high, but should work with a cushion on my chair. I think a simple table easel would be too light weight to stay in place when painting, I think the perfect table easel would not have a drawer but would be made of wood with a heavy base of wood that would stay in place. That would bring the height for painting down to the perfect place!