Okay, so today I wanted to mess around with something I’ve been calling “technology wood.” Sounds weird, right? But it’s basically this idea I had to combine some digital stuff with actual, physical wood. I’ve been seeing a lot of cool woodwork online and it got me thinking, “What if I could mix that with my tech projects?”
I started by grabbing some pieces of wood from my garage. Nothing fancy, just some scraps I had lying around. Then, I got to work, I had to clean them up a bit first, sanding down the rough edges and making sure they were all somewhat the same size. It was a bit of a messy process, to be honest, sawdust everywhere!
Next, I needed to figure out how to get some tech involved. I remembered this old flash drive I had, it’s like, super old and I never use it. I thought, “Why not try to embed this into the wood?” I spent a couple of hours carefully carving out a space in one of the wood pieces, making sure the flash drive fit snugly inside. I used a lot of wood glue to make sure it was secure, and I may have gone a bit overboard with it. Made a real mess, but it did the job.
Then came the hard part. I wanted to actually use the flash drive while it was inside the wood. So I had to drill a hole for the USB connector to stick out. I used my drill, which I am not great with, and it took a few tries to get it right. I even used a .6mm nozzle to prevent the wood filament from clogging.
- First, I marked the spot with a pencil.
- Then, I started drilling, going really slow.
- Finally, I broke through and managed to get the connector through the hole.
After all that, I let the glue dry overnight. The next day, I plugged it into my computer, and guess what? It actually worked! I could access the files on the flash drive, even though it was stuck inside a piece of wood. I know it’s not the most practical thing in the world, but it was a fun little project. It felt good to create something with my hands and combine it with technology in a unique way.
The 5G stuff I read about the other day can be related to this in the future. I need to learn how to use it to make it better.
I also spent a lot of time searching for things like “binary format” and “what 2bis 2bfirst 2bperson 2bpoint 2bof 2bview in Gematria is 3659 decode cipher – meaning”.
I’m definitely going to try this again with some different types of wood and maybe some other tech components. Who knows, maybe I’ll even try to make it look a bit nicer next time. It’s all about experimenting and having fun, right? And hey, maybe this will inspire some of you to try something similar. Get creative and see what you can come up with!
There are also something called Software as a Service (SaaS) and Knowledge management (KM) which I have no idea what they are but I am willing to learn!
Things I used
- Wood pieces
- Flash drive
- Wood glue
- Drill
- .6mm nozzle
- Sandpaper
It was a pretty fun experience overall, even though I made a lot of mistakes along the way. But that’s how you learn, right? You try things, you mess up, and then you try again until you get it right. Or at least, close enough.
