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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: exia on Fri, 01 January 2010, 20:02:04

Title: DIY wooden tenkeyless keyboard
Post by: exia on Fri, 01 January 2010, 20:02:04

found this on google: http://woodgears.ca/computer_case/keyboard.html

what do you think?

wood+electronics don't match

(http://woodgears.ca/computer_case/keyboard.jpg)

Title: DIY wooden tenkeyless keyboard
Post by: ricercar on Fri, 01 January 2010, 21:02:43

I think that's nice, but it needs a matching mouse. And the wood needs to be darker.

A while back webwit posted an oval wooden keyboard pic similar to the OP. It jump-started me to begin oiling a wooden cutting board for use with a metal plate from kishy's 101 non-Cherry blacks that I'm making tenkey-less. A small cutting board is easy to work with, offers room for a palm rest, and is easily replaced if the project goes awry.

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=6902&stc=1&d=1262401481)

I'll cut an opening for the alpha block keys to come through, mount the plate on the bottom. Exposed point-to-point wiring might be a problem, but I'll solve that if I like how it looks.

Title: DIY wooden tenkeyless keyboard
Post by: Mental Hobbit on Sat, 02 January 2010, 00:59:05

With plastic keys it looks crappy. And wooden keys would be impossible to keep clean I guess.

Title: DIY wooden tenkeyless keyboard
Post by: sixty on Sat, 02 January 2010, 10:01:33

Don't like the looks of the one in the OP much.

(http://s300.photobucket.com/albums/nn20/HOSB5NM7/filcomod/topa.jpg)
Much nicer.
 (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:6557)

and..

(http://www.otd.kr/data/file/album/2009131819_b1b5714a_1z.jpg)
Much nicer again! (http://otd.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=album&wr_id=13116&sca=&sfl=wr_subject&stx=%EB%82%98%EB%AC%B4)

Title: DIY wooden tenkeyless keyboard
Post by: ricercar on Sat, 02 January 2010, 14:20:01

Those last two are mighty sweet. I'm going back to the drawing board on my project.

Title: DIY wooden tenkeyless keyboard
Post by: exia on Sat, 02 January 2010, 16:27:32

Quote from: sixty;147284

Don't like the looks of the one in the OP much.

Show Image

(http://s300.photobucket.com/albums/nn20/HOSB5NM7/filcomod/topa.jpg)

Much nicer.
 (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:6557)

and..

Show Image

(http://www.otd.kr/data/file/album/2009131819_b1b5714a_1z.jpg)

Much nicer again! (http://otd.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=album&wr_id=13116&sca=&sfl=wr_subject&stx=%EB%82%98%EB%AC%B4)

cutting board keyboards?

Title: DIY wooden tenkeyless keyboard
Post by: msiegel on Sat, 02 January 2010, 17:12:01

Quote from: ripster;147367

You're not a Art Major?

maybe culinary :)

(http://www.iconshock.com/img_jpg/REALVISTA/communications/jpg/128/cake_icon.jpg)