Best way to add wood grain to case?

Website · Post by **Life of Brian** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:50 am

I honestly don't even know where to start looking. I want to add that cool vintage look to my future Atari project much like Ben does, but I don't know what the "best" method is for adding wood grain to the case. Should I go buy some wood veneer or what? Seriously, I don't even know what options are available. Then again, I am considering making the entire case out of wood, just to gain the experience. But if I decide to make it out of engraving plastic like my SNESp, how would you suggest I add some fantabulous fake wood appeal to my case?

madc0w · Post by **madc0w** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 3:03 pm

i would say vener is your best bet. Wood is pretty easy to work with.

Post by **bicostp** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 5:30 pm

Maybe you could try vynl contact paper. It's printed to look like wood or tile or anything like that, and it'a avalible at about any home improvement store.

Mr. Cool · Post by **Mr. Cool** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 5:29 pm

Contact paper would probably have the look you are going for but make it out of wood. It looks really cool. Ive made a PSone out of wood, mini psone controller out of wood, and a DAH 1500i mp3 case out of wood. I love wood! (that didnt sound right at all.)

Website · Post by **Life of Brian** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 6:52 pm

Mr. Cool wrote:I love wood! (that didnt sound right at all.)

Ha ha...

That is all really good advice. Thank you very much guys - I appreciate it. Hmm now if I could just get one of those custom Atari PCB's from Gannon I'd be in business for a seriously wicked Atari portable...