zekk.works MURAKUMO Gathering CloudsFULL SIZE + F13Prototype 1 (Built, no Cloud Badge)
Prototype 1 (Unbuilt, Cloud Badge)
Prototype 2 (TBD)Photos of the built prototype 2 will be added following a build streams by TaehaTypes and Lulzthax!I'll be pinging my entire Discord server when this is happening so please make sure to join up and not miss out!ColorsWe have anodized physical samples of the colors we'd like to use, I will leave this section for any potential aesthetic changes that (may) come from this IC. The final choices for choice of color will be
Red and
Black.
Colors tend to be the most difficult things for me and my partners to decide on but due to the general unknown market of full-size keyboards, we've decided on these as they are both generally great colors that both tend to do very well in the anodizing process and look great in the final product.
That being said, I do want to know what you think about the design as is as well as what you would suggest for changes to the design (please nothing drastic). Please fill out the form below.
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Words about the KeyboardStarted designing a full-size keyboard around the start of March 2020, right around when most of us got "stuck" at home without much to do. I had been going for a Japanese themed (me weeb) Wave motif but found I was not very happy with the original aesthetic elements.
One of the first keyboards I designed was a 65XT layout called Murakumo which gets its name from the original name of Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, one of the Imperial Regalia of Japan, which (according to the legend) was called Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi prior to being passed down and renamed by Yamato Takeru, a legendary Prince of the Yamato dynasty. The name still sounds cool to this day and I think the name of a sword matches a full-sized layout better than a 65XT.
The name of the legendary sword references the gathering of clouds in the sky, which led me to my cloud motif (the badge gets me so excited -- it looked great in the design phase but I did not expect it to come out so well). I hope you like it as much as I do.
VendorI'll be working with
Switchmod.net on this project. Krelbit expressed interest in this very early on in the design phase and we have spent a fair amount of time discussing the project over the last year and a half or so. He is also local to me, located only 25 minutes drive away, so all QC and fulfillment should be a breeze in that respect.
Keyboard Details- Top mount
- "Seamless"
- Internal fastening
- 7 degree typing angle
- Front face height: 16.5mm
- Winkey OR Winkeyless Layout
- Stainless steel (sandblasted) internal weight
- Aluminum OR Brass Top Badge
- Semi-custom H101 + daughterboard from Hineybush
PricingWe have quotes but are not quite ready to set a final price at this time. The form should give us a good idea as to the general interest (XD) and from there we can do our best to set a both realistic and palpable price.
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Thanks for your time and please make sure to share your general thoughts in the IC form!IC FORM
