Well I got a good start on my desk and then spent a little time on the prototype and by that I mean it's done. It's still "naked" with no finish or stain but I quite like natural wood. Any ways here are the pictures.
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Description of the pictures:1) Width on a Costar/Filco/Rosewill board, it's exactly flush with the sides.
2) Height without feet.
3) Profile of the rest.
4) Do not expect perfection, there may be some tooling marks. I tried very hard to sand them out, but none the less the rest IS smooth as a babies bottom. I will however try my best to cut around any major tooling marks.
5) Showing colors of the maple. This particular board has very dark heartwood.
6) More coloration.
7) Minor imperfections such as small knots.
More coloration.
9) The lighter sapwood of the maple.
10) Height on a Costar/Filco/Rosewill with the vinyl feet. The keyboard slides more than the rest does.
11) 2 per side.
12) I may put another pair of feet in the middle.
13) Height with feet on a WASD board.
14) Width isn't exactly flush with the WASD board, it seems to have a larger bezel. It is however not very noticeable, I would guess it's under 1/8" short from being totally flush.
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All pictures below are to show grain only, some of the wood pictured may be stained darker than what I may be able to get them as.
I MAY have access to exotic woods like:Purple HeartwoodWalnutZebra woodBirdeye mapleTiger/Curly MapleCherryHowever, expect higher prices and I may only have limited or no access to some.
Species that I could more easily get a hold of: Prices may vary, but to as much as the woods listed above
MapleElmWhite AshRed OakHowever, I'd only be willing to do if demand is high enough. It's a lot of work and time to pull a board for a drying rack, dry it in the work shop, plane it, joint it, rip..... if it's only to make one rest. I see myself making a lot of maple rest, with limited runs of these species.
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Options:Feet: vinyl or felt or none (4 feet or 6 feet)
Finish: natural/none or stain
Size: Fullsized or TKL or custom lengths are possible
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Things I'm not quite sure of:Shipping rates: Haven't really looked into this at all other than looking for boxes. I've also never shipping internationally, how hard is it?
Packaging: I currently can't find flat rate boxed to ship them in. Would wrapping in bubble warp and packing paper suffice?
Order times: I am a weekend warrior, weekdays don't really work since I have a day job and this shop is 30 miles always from my home. I will try to make a small stock of popular species. Also, since I'm going to school 4+ hours away, I would not be able to make them any other time than summers or during winter break.
TKL width: Since I don't have one, could someone provide me with a measurement of a TKL board?
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