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Haven't had time to go through all that stuff yet, but plan to. Have bookmarked it for later. Thanks.
Wood was my first choice. Soft and warm to the touch, light weight and workable with simple tools. But it would either be to thin to endure "unusually" high forces (falling or stepping on backpack) or it would have to be thick and bulky.
But now I want to make one! I got one fairly easy and simple idea for wood cover. It will probably take a couple of tries, but I plan to take a plate of wood, steam it, bend it so it has two flaps along the sides to clip on the front and then engrave and polish to taste. A lighter form of protection for those casual days, because metal is heavy and cold.
For extreme durability I'm thinking around 1.51mm thick stainless steel plate (0.0595inches/16gauge). But just one cover would weigh more than kobo. A complete shell made from two plates (around 190mmx150mmx1.5mm/7.5''x5.9''x0.06'') would burden it by 670g/23.6oz and together with kobo nestled inside it would weigh a hefty kilo (900g/32oz)!
It would also be EMP protected (i think...)
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