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Title: Where to get PFU/HHKB wooden wrist rest?
Post by: mSSM on Sat, 24 March 2012, 05:54:57

I read the review on HHKB accessories in [1], and decided I need to get one of those PFU/HHKB wooden wrist rests. Now the question is: where from? So I wonder:
Apart from Japan, where can I get one of those wooden wrist rests from?


1: http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:4652

Title: Re: Where to get PFU/HHKB wooden wrist rest?
Post by: Carefoot on Tue, 16 October 2012, 05:38:22

Dead link mate can't find it.

Title: Re: Where to get PFU/HHKB wooden wrist rest?
Post by: thegunner100 on Tue, 16 October 2012, 06:39:19

Quote from: Carefoot on Tue, 16 October 2012, 05:38:22

Dead link mate can't find it.

That's cause it's linking to our non-existent wiki

Title: Re: Where to get PFU/HHKB wooden wrist rest?
Post by: czarek on Tue, 16 October 2012, 08:03:31

Just get a block of wood, cut it to the size you want, sandpaper and oil/paint it :) Takes few hours of work and gives hell lot of satisfaction :)

Title: Re: Where to get PFU/HHKB wooden wrist rest?
Post by: alaricljs on Tue, 16 October 2012, 08:40:14

The OP is from March... at least it's still this year tho.

Title: Re: Where to get PFU/HHKB wooden wrist rest?
Post by: nar on Tue, 16 October 2012, 11:57:13

Well for anyone looking in the future: It looks like PFU discontinued the wooden wrist rest and replaced it with this Acrylic wrist rest:
http://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/direct/hhkb/detail_cp-hhk.html

Title: Re: Where to get PFU/HHKB wooden wrist rest?
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 16 October 2012, 12:28:30

Wood is actually a terrible material for a wrist rest.

Because the wrist is very bone-y. Sans morbidly obese fellers'.

They look good, but ultimately you need something "soft" ;D

Title: Re: Where to get PFU/HHKB wooden wrist rest?
Post by: nar on Tue, 16 October 2012, 13:06:24

Quote from: tp4tissue on Tue, 16 October 2012, 12:28:30

Wood is actually a terrible material for a wrist rest.

Because the wrist is very bone-y. Sans morbidly obese fellers'.

They look good, but ultimately you need something "soft" ;D

I always tend to rest the end of my palms rather than my wrist proper on the rest and I absolutely hate anything soft for that.

Title: Re: Where to get PFU/HHKB wooden wrist rest?
Post by: Carefoot on Tue, 16 October 2012, 13:41:27

As someone who wants to avoid carpal tunnel what is the best wrist contraption I could aim for?  I currently use nothing.

Title: Re: Where to get PFU/HHKB wooden wrist rest?
Post by: The_Beast on Tue, 16 October 2012, 13:49:53

Shameless plug:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=33017.0

Title: Re: Where to get PFU/HHKB wooden wrist rest?
Post by: Skull_Angel on Tue, 16 October 2012, 14:53:46

Quote from: Carefoot on Tue, 16 October 2012, 13:41:27

As someone who wants to avoid carpal tunnel what is the best wrist contraption I could aim for?  I currently use nothing.

I think it's actually "nothing" while practicing good posture (keyboard at ~elbow level and not resting wrists/palms). Wrist rests are nice if you MUST set your wrists on something while typing on tall keyboards.

Title: Re: Where to get PFU/HHKB wooden wrist rest?
Post by: schizrade on Tue, 16 October 2012, 22:06:09

I use a 1U rackmount switch as a arm/wrist rest... works good.  ;D

Title: Re: Where to get PFU/HHKB wooden wrist rest?
Post by: xenon_chris on Wed, 17 October 2012, 06:06:37

Quote from: The_Beast on Tue, 16 October 2012, 13:49:53

Shameless plug:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=33017.0

I concur, shameless but well earned :)