Jeffrey Stephenson impresses with another wood grained, retro casemod

Last time we heard from Jeffrey Stephenson he had crafted an art deco-styled casemod that, spiritually at least, brought us back to the watery confines of Bioshock. He's back with another classic-looking device, dedicating this one to Ingraham Cabinet Co., creator of many a fine walnut-ensconced radio case in the WWII era. His Ingraham case mod is similarly walnut-clad (though veneered) with a hand-built basswood frame layered atop an otherwise mid-grade mini-ITX SilverStone case. The focal point is a finely polished chrome knob on the front that Harley riders might recognize from an Arlen Ness catalog, perched atop a final retro flourish: a Firewire 400 port. Inside (pictured below) things are rather more modern: a VIA VB8001 mobo, a (rarely seen in the wild) 1.6GHz Nano processor, 4GB of DDR2 memory, a 64GB SSD, and not a single vacuum tube.

[Timmay @ Dec 3rd 2008 10:59AM]

That is so sexy, I would kill to have the skills to create cases like this.... or have the money to buy one

[OneLove @ Dec 3rd 2008 4:48PM]

He likes a big shiny knob

[kjb434 @ Dec 3rd 2008 11:01AM]

If it could fit one or two terabyte drives to become a media server, that would be really cool. The it wouldn't have to be hidden.

[Loonie @ Dec 3rd 2008 11:40AM]

Judging by the picture with the lid removed, there would be some room for extra storage.

Hey, case manufacturers, why can't you show this kind of imagination?

[ChillyCat @ Dec 3rd 2008 11:10AM]

"DECO" "RETRO".......Whatever *YAWN*

[LostProphet @ Dec 3rd 2008 11:13AM]

Why do idiots liek you bother posting when you just want to tewll everyone how much you don't care? You must care, otherwise you wouldn't hit the p***ing link would you?


On topic, that is one sexy case. I'd pay good money for a water cooled HTPC in one of his cases

[BCre8v @ Dec 3rd 2008 11:16AM]

Creative, stylish, and functional! Awesome Job!

[Backlin @ Dec 3rd 2008 11:19AM]

Agreed, an awesome job.

[Jonathan @ Dec 3rd 2008 11:27AM]

Pretty awesome, but couldn't he do something with the ports on the front? IMO they detract from the look. Put them on the side or behind a panel.

Although, I suppose it's better than my woodgrain retro case mod.

[MemphisNET @ Dec 3rd 2008 11:31AM]

Excellent case. Makes me want to get back into case-modding/creation myself.

[Uninformed idgit @ Dec 3rd 2008 11:34AM]

CaseMod gives me wood.

[iEye @ Dec 3rd 2008 11:41AM]

Or redo your entire place in that fake wood wallpaper.

Wood...
.......wood.

[OneLove @ Dec 3rd 2008 4:50PM]

ieye likes lots of wood

[soop @ Dec 3rd 2008 11:37AM]

I don't like it too much, though I appreciate the effort. The best wood mod I saw was the wooden mouse and LCD screen (and keyboard?), and the wood ipod.
I'm off to check this guy's other stuff, he has skill.

[Monksy @ Dec 3rd 2008 11:42AM]

I agree, this particular case mod is not exactly to my taste however the effort that has been put into it is easy to see, obviously a lot of time has gone into this.

[LloydChiro @ Dec 3rd 2008 11:41AM]

Grandma has a great big console stereo from the early '60s that is mint. I think it's one of the ones that has the speakers fire out to the sides. I'm thinking of throwing some components in there and making it my HTPC rig. Upgrade the speakers. Make the record player work, but have a switch that switches the audio to the PC. run a single, clean cable to a 1080p lcd, maybe a 37" and watch me some blu-ray.

[Davin Black @ Dec 3rd 2008 12:01PM]

That'd be sweet as hell, although I wouldn't trust myself to take hammer and saw to a vintage console stereo if I had one.

[Bixmen @ Dec 3rd 2008 11:51AM]

Really classy, good looking case. I collect vintage radios, and would love to have my computer look that nice.

[Phaedrus @ Dec 3rd 2008 11:53AM]

Direct link to project web page http://slipperyskip.com/page26.html

[cowgaR @ Dec 3rd 2008 12:07PM]

it screams performance from every inch of its body, I bet there's core i7 inside....oh, wait

[ace587 @ Dec 3rd 2008 12:55PM]

well done

[KrisWithaK @ Dec 3rd 2008 1:02PM]

I can't quite make out what that is a reflection of in the chrome button? O.o

On Topic: Amazing work.

[- @ Dec 3rd 2008 5:05PM]

I thought it was a miniature figurine of Jebediah Springfield.

[captain fitz @ Dec 3rd 2008 6:44PM]

i think it's a replica of 'the thinker'

[slipperyskip @ Dec 3rd 2008 10:59PM]

Ding Ding Ding We have a winner. The Thinker by Rodin.

[Enduro @ Dec 3rd 2008 3:16PM]

Gorgeous. I want one.

[Adam @ Dec 3rd 2008 4:06PM]

What kinds of PSU is that??

[JOCOMAN @ Dec 4th 2008 5:20AM]

A instant classic good job. Now lets see the wood framed Art Deco flat Panel to go with it.