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Originally Posted by robko
I love the idea!! And I can't imagine it would be that difficult to do for a touch reader since all you'd need to do is pop it out of it's plastic case and make a wooden one with a hole in the top. A nice maple would remove most of the splinter risk. Trick would probably be getting the edge clearance for the IR assuming you have a newer touch screen. Just not sure I can bring myself to sacrifice my Kobo Touch to try it.
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This shows a teardown of the nook original. Note that the front and back covers are very thin. You'd find it difficult or impossible to form them from wood. Even veneer needs a backing or it will fall about.
Your wood-encased Kobo hopes are similarly crushed, it seems.