In our digital age, the presence of a flash drive is of great importance in human life. It's like a bag in which you can put all the digital files. Now you will not surprise anyone with the variety of shapes and colors of these essential gadgets. But not always the case of a flash card lasts a long time. Or, in the usual case, the cap is lost, and without it, the drive loses its appearance, and there is a need to clean the USB input, as various garbage is packed there. Also, most often there are any defects from frequent use. Or in general, the case may break in the most necessary case. Suppose you pulled a card out of your pocket, and the case is half. It happened to me. Well, if this does not fail the media itself. Then everything is fine. The case can also be made from improvised means. As, for example, in this topic. The author makes it from a small wooden block of juniper.
For work you will need:
a flash card without a casing, several chisels or wood cutters, a drill or a screwdriver, a drill with a diameter of 4 mm, epoxy resin, and a small segment of any tree or branch you like, files.
The first step is material selection. When we have decided on it, we begin to peel the bark from the tree, since it is short-lived and will be peeled off.
Now, at the end of the workpiece, we make markings for recessing under a flash card. After that, drill holes with a 4 mm drill. With the chisels, we select shavings from the cavity and give a smooth appearance to the inside of the cavity with the needle files. We customize the sizes for the media.
Now take another piece of the same tree. We will make a cap out of it. We also peel the bark, and give the desired shape to the cutters, drill holes.
All parts are carefully sanded. First, using a power tool, and then manually, using emery skins.
When everything is fitted, glue the flash drive into the case using epoxy. But first, the connector and the seat are sealed with tape so that glue does not get on it.
As soon as the glue is dry, put on the cap and align in shape and size. That he with the body was as if one whole.
Then again using sandpaper we grind.
The final part of the work is covering the finished product with Danish oil in several layers. It will emphasize the structure of the tree, give it a more lively look, and, importantly, protect the tree from moisture.
Ultimately, after all the steps taken, you will get such a flash card in a wooden case. Comfortable, lightweight and, most importantly, stronger.
