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Wooden iPod Case Makes Green Look Keen

Josh Darrah's wooden case

Josh Darrah's wooden case

This is the latest in a series of keen, green-leaning Apple accessories, like the iPhone stands made of wood or the steampunk-esque iPod case.

Josh Darrah, an Australian graphic designer, crafted this iPod Mini case entirely in wood — with a nifty matching charger dock.

Darrah told Stuff he spent about four weekends to craft the case out of just $12 USD in materials — Australian red cedar for the main shell and Camphor Laurel for the click wheel and base.

He used screws instead of glue, making it a little greener (he did employ some double sided tape to secure the clickwheel).

More pics after the jump.

woodenpod

His inspiration?

“I was given a new iPod Mini for Christmas and I just couldn’t leave my trusty old Mini to sit unused somewhere,” he commented on Flickr. “So I decided to finally try a wooden shell mod on him that I had wanted to do for a long time.”

The final product with matching wood dock

The final product with matching wood dock

Check out his making-of flickr stream and let the wood times roll…

Thanks to CoM reader Mark Reinhoudt

About the author

nicole_martinelli

Nicole Martinelli was born in San Francisco and has lived in Milan and Florence, Italy. Cultish tendencies and love for DIY increased while living on the Old Continent, where tech came late and cost more in Big Mac index terms. She's written for Wired.com, The New York Times and Newsweek, and since 1999 on her site, Zoomata. If you're so inclined, friend her on Facebook or connect on Linked in.

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3 comments

    “He used screws instead of glue, making it a little greener” Okay, please tell me why using metal screws, which require mountains to be mined and energy to be smelted and shaped, are greener than a bit of glue? Doesn’t compute.

    EcoNoob — well, it’s open to debate, surely. In my mind it’s greener because the screws can be re-used and eventually recycled…
    And my own little DIY kit has a box of six or seven different kind of glue, probably half of them dried up, that sit there because I’m pretty sure you can’t recycle the metal tube with the glue in it…

    Hey Nicole!
    I just wanted to say thanks so much for the article! I really appreciate the exposure, and i’m glad you enjoyed the DIY-ness of my little project.

    ta,
    Josh

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