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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: liist on Thu, 16 June 2011, 21:57:04

Title: Wooden Keyboard (Including Keycaps)
Post by: liist on Thu, 16 June 2011, 21:57:04

http://www.gizmine.com/gzkb/wooden+keyboard/woodkb.shtml

(http://www.gizmine.com/images/product/woodkb_lg.jpg)

God I wish I had the money to blow on something like this.

Title: Wooden Keyboard (Including Keycaps)
Post by: mmmty on Thu, 16 June 2011, 21:58:16

I've seen a few of those on ebay prices between $1000-$1500. I would buy one if I have money to burn.

Title: Wooden Keyboard (Including Keycaps)
Post by: Atenacius on Thu, 16 June 2011, 21:59:10

I think I saw these on ebay with cherry mx switches. I really wanna hear what they sound like with blues. It must resonate so nicely.

Title: Wooden Keyboard (Including Keycaps)
Post by: cromartie on Thu, 16 June 2011, 22:06:59

yah maybe it'll help turn the mechanical "ping" into a nicer sound. it might make keyboards with louder ping even more desirable :o

seriously though, i would not mind that wooden kb on my desk at all. it costs as much as my very first car did.

Title: Wooden Keyboard (Including Keycaps)
Post by: calummm on Thu, 16 June 2011, 22:09:14

I don't really understand why these keyboards cost so much. They are laser engraved keys so each key wouldn't really take that long to make. I guess the only difficult part would be hollowing out the part for the cherry switch but even that could be done quite quickly with a chisel. Maybe I am biased since I do a lot of wood work as a hobby :D

Title: Wooden Keyboard (Including Keycaps)
Post by: mmmty on Thu, 16 June 2011, 22:14:44

The guy had to go into the wood and chopped down the trees before he can individually handmade each keyboard.

Title: Wooden Keyboard (Including Keycaps)
Post by: substract on Thu, 16 June 2011, 22:52:54

Pretty sure I've seen a wooden keyboard in the movie "Final Cut" with Robin Williams.

Title: Wooden Keyboard (Including Keycaps)
Post by: morethanless on Fri, 17 June 2011, 05:49:10

It has the same layout as the noppoo choc min:
(http://www.abload.de/img/woodkb_023nu3.jpg) (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=woodkb_023nu3.jpg)

And there are some:
(http://www.abload.de/img/woodkb_03ouhv.jpg) (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=woodkb_03ouhv.jpg)

Title: Wooden Keyboard (Including Keycaps)
Post by: Ascaii on Fri, 17 June 2011, 05:56:30

im currently tearing the g81 insides out the attached old clunker I found, replacing it with a new g80-3000 USB, though i still need to swap the switch tops to greens (i have enough finally).
Also on the list of stuff to do is give it a few sessions of sanding to make it shine again...fell in love when I saw it. I have a set of new old stock g80 doubleshots for the board as well, once I get in in the wood frame.

Title: Wooden Keyboard (Including Keycaps)
Post by: morethanless on Fri, 17 June 2011, 06:00:12

@Ascaii
I like it!

Title: Wooden Keyboard (Including Keycaps)
Post by: Ascaii on Fri, 17 June 2011, 06:10:03

haha, so do i!
A few of these popped up on ebay.de a few months back and went completely unnoticed. When I noticed them, 3 had already sold for peanuts. I got mine for 1 €, but sent the seller 10 because I was happy. Haven't seen one since, sadly.

Title: Wooden Keyboard (Including Keycaps)
Post by: Maxy on Sun, 19 June 2011, 00:55:59

I'd like one with Scrabble tile keys.