BackgroundI was looking for a wooden palm rest a couple of months ago when I found
this on ebay.
There didn't seem to be any pictures of it from people who'd bought it, and I couldn't find any mentions of it anywhere, so I was a little unsure of this purchase at first.
Because of two reasons I did end up ordering one though.
1: I didn't manage to find any other wooden palm rest with a profile/color that I liked in the same price range (my only other option was the Royal Glam ones and I've heard mixed opinions about those).
2: I was kind of curious what it would actually look like (all I had was the seller's glamour shots after all).
Shipping took longer than expected and since I never received a shipping confirmation I was a little surprised when it showed up six weeks later.
The packaging
It came with a little block of wood and a piece of sandpaper which was nice and unexpected.
I have no idea what it says on the wood though.
The palm rest
It's about 7 mm (0.28") wider than the stock case of my Poker 2.
I've used it for a couple of days now and I find the profile to be very comfortable. It raises my hands to an appropriate height for typing and the slant goes along well with the angle of my arms.
The texture is really nice! It's finished with some kind of wax (at least I think it's wax) so it's smooth but the crevices are still visible if you look at it closely (you'll see it in the next picture).
The only imperfection I could find was a tiny dent where my left hand rests. It's barely noticeable so it doesn't bother me.
Back side
Overall I'm really happy with this purchase.
The quality is much better than I'd expected for a $19 palm rest.
I bought the 60% version from
here but there are also versions for
TKL,
Full-size, and
Cherry 3000 keyboards.
