There seems to be no limit to the lengths iPhone fans will go for their precious Apple smart phones. Witness the amazing hand-whittled pedestal created by design student Kyle Buckner for a class assignment at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.

The Jesus phone gets its own Apple tree. (Click to Embiggen)

The assignment was "to create a pedestal to hold our 'precious object,'" Buckner tells Mac|Life. "As everyone around me would have guessed, I chose my iPhone. Our pedestal had to be mostly made out of wood, and relate to our precious object."

Given the amazing detail Buckner carved into each app icon on his pedestal, which is made entirely of wood except for bits of plexiglass to support each app icon "leaf," his devotion to his iPhone goes beyond mere affection.
Buckner says his iPhone holder doesn't just sit there, unmoving. "The icons all connect to one main rod, which spins inside the main arm."

Feast your eyes on the lovingly crafted Home screen icons. All of a sudden, I have an urge to send an SMS! (Click to embiggen)

Bravo, Kyle. If these are the lengths you'll go to carve a wooden stand for your iPhone, we can only imagine what your jack-o-lantern will look like tonight.

Steve Jobs really needs this on his desk!!! (Click to embiggen)

Awwww..It's the Prefs icon, complete with the dotty background! (Click to embiggen)