Ipod Nano Pouch from an old leather wallet

I recently purchased a refurb Ipod Nano 3G and wanted to protect it from scratches and dust. Unsatisified by the pouches I could find in stores (mostly because of their expensive price), I happened to have an old leather wallet that I could use to make one myself.

And so this leads to my very first instructable.

What you need :

- an old leather wallet with doomed to sacrifice, one that can give you enough fabric
- a rectangle of transparent plastic about the size of the Nano, cut from whatever packaging
- glue
- cutter with fresh new blade

Step 1 Create the leather wrap

1 / Cut a rectangle piece of leather that we will use to wrap it around the ipod nano. I advise to cut it larger (at least 5mm more ) than the final dimensions, so you can adjust later on by cutting the excedent fabric after trying it on the nano (you can always cut more, but you can't grow back leather if you cut too short....)

2 / Cut the rectangle window for the screen and the round hole for the touchpad. Start with the touchpad's hole (using a right-sized coin or anything that can help you cut a nice clean round hole of the right diameter), then cut the screen's window with a ruler (smaller inside at first, try it on the nano by putting the touchpad's hole right, then cut more until you're satisfied with it's size and position). The hardest part is to manage clean edges cuts...

3 / Cut a rectangle piece of transparent plastic with a round hole for the touchpad (you can soften the edges carefully with a lighter), then glue it on the inside side of the leather. Be careful with the glue so it doesn't burst out of the edges of the screen's window (at the same time, there must be enough glue so the plastic sticks right on the leather. Use a pil of books to press them together until the glue dries.

4/ When the plastic is well glued to the leather, cut the excedent leather on top and at the bottom to have clean parallel edges to the screen's window (check on the nano first how much needs to be cut). Cut the excedent leather on one side, so the edge is right in the middle of the Nano's back.
When trying to wrap it aroud the nano, be careful not to bend the zone where the plastic is so it doesn't go off the leather.

5/ wrap the leather around the Nano tight enough (to the limit of beign able to slide the nano inside). The leather must be well flat against the front and the back of the nano. Cut the excedent on the remaining side, so the Nano's well wrapped and the 2 edges join nicely together. Temporarily join them together with some scotch tape on the inside.

Comments

[TSC]

good job!

[DELETED_craz meanman]

(removed by author or community request)

[mg0930mg]

I was thinking that. That would look awesome.

[DELETED_craz meanman]

(removed by author or community request)

[mg0930mg]

I'd do a sick graphic. Designed by myself of course. haha. =P Do you think I could buy leather off of ebay, or use leather shoes, from a thrift store?

[DELETED_craz meanman]

(removed by author or community request)

[mg0930mg]

Maybe someone will give me some scraps for free. Like someplace that works with leather.

[DELETED_craz meanman]

(removed by author or community request)

[mg0930mg]

such as where though?

[DELETED_craz meanman]

(removed by author or community request)

[mg0930mg]

hmm....no good. I don't want to pay, if I don't have to. I live in jersey. I need to look.

[pyro 360]

our of date mate but still cool

[mg0930mg]

out of date? um...No, this is perfect. Not out of date at all.

[Keith-Kid]

Its great! .........I just bought a case two weeks ago........

[The magical duct tape kid]

Cool! looks awesome.

[LinuxH4x0r]

Wow! looks good.

[GorillazMiko]

Wow! Great job for a first Instructable! It looks like a perfect fit, nice job, very well done.