
Yep a stock DS. I don't really play my DS anymore so it has been collecting dust. Decided that I would woodify it.

Couple screws later I got the bottom off.

Bottom of the DS casing. I am going to reuse the stylist holder. Would be impossible to construct out of wood.

Some wires I had to disconnect. This is really a picture for me so I remember where they go


Opening the top of the DS.

Yep. Nothing much in the top half. Just a LCD, pair a speakers, a mic and a antenna.

The friction hinge. Going to have to figure out how to make this work in wood. I am thinking of some epoxy to fix it in.

All the case parts I am going to have to build out of wood.

Yep, just making sure the DS still works.


The raw mahogany wood. This is 2'x3"x5/8" in size.

Resaw the mahogany into 1/16" sheets.

Profile of the side pieces for the top of the casing.

Pre-sanding is done ready for glue.

And...the boring picture of the wood drying....
I am going to be building this thing part by part. That is finish one part completely so I can eliminate the slight tolerances caused my the lacquer finish.