Manufactured Vs. Hand Made

[Mike]

I recently bought an Amazon Kindle. These electronic book readers just beg for a cover. So I thought, hmmm, make or buy. Well, I bought. I just cannot make a case as nice as what is being manufactured. Probably manufactured in China. Sorry. But check out Amazon and Oberon.com just to get a look at the competition. Sure I know Oberon's designs are stamped. But they are sooooo nice. Just think of the work I would have to do to carve something similarly detailed and then to dye it and line it. Yes, I could get a more custom look but I'd have to sell it for over $100. And if I cannot sell any, do I really want to invest the time, money and effort for a one of a kind?

Mike

[Ferg]

I recently bought an Amazon Kindle. These electronic book readers just beg for a cover. So I thought, hmmm, make or buy. Well, I bought. I just cannot make a case as nice as what is being manufactured. Probably manufactured in China. Sorry. But check out Amazon and Oberon.com just to get a look at the competition. Sure I know Oberon's designs are stamped. But they are sooooo nice. Just think of the work I would have to do to carve something similarly detailed and then to dye it and line it. Yes, I could get a more custom look but I'd have to sell it for over $100. And if I cannot sell any, do I really want to invest the time, money and effort for a one of a kind?

Mike

My youngest daughter has a iPod Touch. I got her a cover from France, forget the name of company. They only make when the item is ordered, took about three weeks or so.

Sixty five bucks, my wife about fainted. It is beautiful, sensational piece of leather dyed a great shade of blue. Wife thinks it was worth the money. LOL

I believe I could make one after seeing the original but not for $65.

ferg

[BIGGUNDOCTOR]

I see it as, do you want a one of a kind, or a mass produced item? There will be people that do not want something that eveyone else could buy off the shelf.

[Mike]

I see it as, do you want a one of a kind, or a mass produced item? There will be people that do not want something that eveyone else could buy off the shelf.

True, but my budget cannot afford the time, cost of materials and such that a project like this would entail. I have a purchased cover from Amazon that has the look and feel of the Moroccan leather found on some bibles. That's for a plane cover. The interior is a fabric with the feel of felt and then there's a stiffener between the layers. Quite a bit of work for a hand made project. I'm just not set up with the facilities to tackle such a project. Not even for a single one.

Mike