Wooden iPhone Cases VS Plastic iPhone Case

Posted on May 23, 2013 by admin

If you are an iphone owner, chances are, you’re in the market for an iphone case. One of the key determinants of choosing a certain material is getting a rugged iphone case that will stand up to the elements and protect your phone well. Two of the most common materials for iphone cases are wooden and plastic. Here, we will break down each type and tell you the pros and cons of each.

Wooden Iphone Cases

One of the pros is that having a wooden iphone case is sure to get you noticed. Many environmentally friendly people like the idea of a biodegradable material making up their case. Individuals who enjoy craftwork also prefer the wooden cases. Most of them are handcrafted and it’s certainly one way to get a cover that is completely unique. Finally, many people feel as though the wooden iphone case represents their more organic personality.

The cons of having a wooden iphone case are primarily splinters. This is actually a problem with the cases and many users complain about it. Another disadvantage of choosing a wooden case is that wood isn’t as forgiving when it comes to bumps and drops. It does not do as well as some of the other materials used in protecting your phone. While many people ultimately choose a wooden iphone case, it is primarily due to style rather than function.

Pros and Cons of Plastic Iphone Cases

The major pro of having an iphone case made from plastic is that it is going to be the most durable material and provide maximum protection. Even if you drop your phone, this rugged iphone case will protect it against hard surfaces. The plastic material absorbs the shock from minor and major falls, usually ending up with no damage to your phone. Many people also like the color variations that they have with the plastic cases. You can choose a basic color, a certain pattern, or even personalize your plastic iphone case. This is certainly handy when trying to pick out your lifecase iphone from a crowd. However, if you need a case that is durable, choosing a rugged iphone case made from plastic is always going to be your best choice.

The major con of the plastic iphone case is that some users feel that the plastic cases add a great deal of bulk to their phone. Although the phone itself is fairly small, the protective cases generally do add some depth and width to the phone. Also, some of the rugged iphone cases seal the iphone inside, making it difficult to remove. Obviously this depends on the case, but you may not be able to remove your phone from its case as easily as you would like. However, this can also come in handy when the phone is dropped.

These are some of the major benefits and disadvantages of plastic and wooden iphone cases. While having a rugged iphone case made from plastic is often preferred, you should make your choice based on your specific needs and desires.

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A Shaker Life

Posted on May 20, 2013 by admin

When I was little and shared a room with my sister I yearned to have a room of my own. I was 19 when that dream came true, and oh, what a room it was, in an early l9th-Century Shaker building in Canterbury, New Hampshire.

My room was a classic Shaker interior, with built-in cupboards and drawers, a peg rail around the walls, and rare sliding shutters. Everything overhead and underfoot was the work of Shaker Brothers who had used local pine, maple, and birch and a combination of hand tools and water-powered machinery in an efficient and sophisticated system of man-made ponds and mills behind the village. After a century and a half of continual use, the pegs were firm in their sockets. The drawers slid smoothly with a slight tug on the single center pull. The whole effect was one of spaciousness, airiness, and lightness. This room was worth the wait.

By the time I arrived at Canterbury in 1972 as a summer guide in the museum, the shaker s9clety had long since flourished and faded. The canterbury shakers were established in 1792 as the seventh of what became 19 principal settlements in America. when I came, the half-dozen shakers who lived there- all in their 70s, 80s, and 90s-were one of the last two Shaker families in existence. (The other was sabbathdayLake in Maine.) The sisters were delightful-energetic, humorous, and unstintingly kind. There were no Brothers at Canterbury. The last one had died in the 1930s and the women joked that they had “worked those poor men to death.”

while woodworking had passed into history with the last of the Brothers, the sisters held the work of the “old shakers” in high regard. A lifetime of using Shaker desks, tables, work counters, chairs, and cupboards had given them a hands-on appreciation of the-qualities that have earned Shaker design respect worldwide: strength, lightness, and a simple rightness of proportion. Ergonomic? You bet. we held our breath whenever the fragile but unstoppable Eldress went up and down the stairs with her bad knee and cane, but the breadth of the steps, the gentle rise, and the sturdy, elegant handrail kept her upright and safe.

“Hands to work and hearts to God,” a homily of Shaker founder Mother Ann Lee, was a road map for good life. My Shaker friends are gone now, but their work endures as testimony to the beauty and wisdom of that simple message.

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