My Kindle DX wood case has arrived

frui · 08-05-2009, 06:58 AM

I decided that a leather jacket for kindle dx would be a bad idea. It's already too big and too heavy. Besides, DX is beautiful enough to make any covering ugly and redundant. Most importantly, no leather case can provide enough protection for the extremely vulnerable eink screens. My Hanlin V3 was cracked with its leather case on.

So I was considering a wood case for preserving and carrying my DX. I designed one and found a craftman to make it from Taobao, the Chinese Ebay. It costs 280 rmb, which is roughly 35 usd. The interior is 270 X 185 X 15mm，and outer dimmension is 305X220X40 mm.

Now my wonderful Kindle DX exprience is even more enhanced............

rfog · 08-05-2009, 07:40 AM

Wow!

poohbear_nc · 08-05-2009, 01:17 PM

Looks like an upscale humidor scaled to fit the DX - classy!

bobbarkerissatan · 08-06-2009, 01:45 AM

Not sure how to go about it, but I'm sure that craftman could get some more business if members of this forum had a way to contact him/her.

Slow_hand · 08-06-2009, 05:55 AM

Very nice case, kind of makes the DX look too plasticky.

frui · 08-06-2009, 11:05 PM

The case in need of a case:

I was travelling to US by plane. I brought with me a Hanlin V3, which caught quite a lot eyeballs among my companions. After an hour's reading I felt a bit sleepy, and I tucked the V3 into the magazine bag behind the chair in front of me. I woke up, retrieved the V3, and found it cracked. I must have attacked it with my knees in my dream. The V3 is protected by a leather jacket which has iron plate in it! Now my wonderful journey was quite ruined by this incident in the very beginning. The repairment of the screen costed me 3 months and 1200 rmb, which is over half the price of a new machine. Do I have a trauma of the soft, tender, and delicate e-ink screen?

There is an old Chinese parable about a man who bought a jewellery with a beautiful box. He liked the box so much that he gave the jewellery back to the seller. I quite like this guy, but I will keep my kindle.

Xiaopanda · 08-06-2009, 11:35 PM

Very Nice....

Sad to hear 'bout your V3 (Especially as I got one for the exact purpose of using it when travelling)....But the DX is way more of an investment.......

38736 · 11-13-2009, 02:59 AM

could you share which shop in taobao you go? I would like to get one for myself.

Latinandgreek · 11-13-2009, 03:49 AM

Beautiful and classy, I am very jealous! Does the case have some sort of clasp to keep it closed? Do you find that you can carry it in a bag without the wooden case flapping open?

HarryT · 11-13-2009, 04:40 AM

Isn't a wooden box a heck of a lot heavier than a leather case?

Keithd · 11-13-2009, 07:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frui

Most importantly, no leather case can provide enough protection for the extremely vulnerable eink screens.

I know first hand about that one...

The box looks nice, wish there was a way to order.

WT Sharpe · 11-13-2009, 08:29 AM

That is nothing but class! Excellent!

pboss · 11-14-2009, 10:07 PM

Very nice! In any case, it looks heavy enough to kill those who don't like it.

Ervserver · 11-15-2009, 12:26 AM

that is one sweet case

GA Russell · 11-15-2009, 01:18 AM

frui, that's beautiful! And for only 35 bucks, that's about what a softer case would cost.

08-05-2009, 06:58 AM	#1
frui Connoisseur Posts: 59 Karma: 1340 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: kindle dx	My Kindle DX wood case has arrived I decided that a leather jacket for kindle dx would be a bad idea. It's already too big and too heavy. Besides, DX is beautiful enough to make any covering ugly and redundant. Most importantly, no leather case can provide enough protection for the extremely vulnerable eink screens. My Hanlin V3 was cracked with its leather case on. So I was considering a wood case for preserving and carrying my DX. I designed one and found a craftman to make it from Taobao, the Chinese Ebay. It costs 280 rmb, which is roughly 35 usd. The interior is 270 X 185 X 15mm，and outer dimmension is 305X220X40 mm. Now my wonderful Kindle DX exprience is even more enhanced............ Attached Thumbnails

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08-05-2009, 07:40 AM	#2
rfog Guru Posts: 696 Karma: 2383012 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Schiedam (The Netherlands) Device: Lots of eInk devices and iOS stuff	Wow!

08-05-2009, 01:17 PM	#3
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 62,686 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Looks like an upscale humidor scaled to fit the DX - classy!

08-06-2009, 01:45 AM	#4
bobbarkerissatan Member Posts: 21 Karma: 298 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: prs500	Not sure how to go about it, but I'm sure that craftman could get some more business if members of this forum had a way to contact him/her.

08-06-2009, 05:55 AM	#5
Slow_hand Groupie Posts: 190 Karma: 326 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore Device: Amazon Kindle 2	Very nice case, kind of makes the DX look too plasticky.

08-06-2009, 11:05 PM	#6
frui Connoisseur Posts: 59 Karma: 1340 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: kindle dx	The case in need of a case: I was travelling to US by plane. I brought with me a Hanlin V3, which caught quite a lot eyeballs among my companions. After an hour's reading I felt a bit sleepy, and I tucked the V3 into the magazine bag behind the chair in front of me. I woke up, retrieved the V3, and found it cracked. I must have attacked it with my knees in my dream. The V3 is protected by a leather jacket which has iron plate in it! Now my wonderful journey was quite ruined by this incident in the very beginning. The repairment of the screen costed me 3 months and 1200 rmb, which is over half the price of a new machine. Do I have a trauma of the soft, tender, and delicate e-ink screen? There is an old Chinese parable about a man who bought a jewellery with a beautiful box. He liked the box so much that he gave the jewellery back to the seller. I quite like this guy, but I will keep my kindle.

08-06-2009, 11:35 PM	#7
Xiaopanda Addict Posts: 230 Karma: 1290 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Very Nice.... Sad to hear 'bout your V3 (Especially as I got one for the exact purpose of using it when travelling)....But the DX is way more of an investment.......

11-13-2009, 02:59 AM	#8
38736 Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: kindle dx	could you share which shop in taobao you go? I would like to get one for myself.

11-13-2009, 03:49 AM	#9
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	Beautiful and classy, I am very jealous! Does the case have some sort of clasp to keep it closed? Do you find that you can carry it in a bag without the wooden case flapping open?

11-13-2009, 04:40 AM	#10
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Isn't a wooden box a heck of a lot heavier than a leather case?

11-13-2009, 08:29 AM	#12
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	That is nothing but class! Excellent!

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11-14-2009, 10:07 PM	#13
pboss Evangelist Posts: 408 Karma: 646 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: none	Very nice! In any case, it looks heavy enough to kill those who don't like it.

11-15-2009, 12:26 AM	#14
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	that is one sweet case

11-15-2009, 01:18 AM	#15
GA Russell Argos win Grey Cup! Posts: 7,673 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	frui, that's beautiful! And for only 35 bucks, that's about what a softer case would cost.