Lolwut! Mechanicalkeyboards.com is taking preorders for wooden spacebars?!

[VesperSAINT]

http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=562

Anyone going to buy these for $18.77? Interested in knowing how they feel but I don't know how sturdy the stems will stay in there and how long it'll last... the pictures make it seem like a splinter fest and the mold for the stems would eventually break/get loose.

[Photekq]

It looks like such a low quality, horrible wood & a terrible job of cutting..

[oscillik]

maybe you're meant to varnish it yourself? lol

[VesperSAINT]

It looks like such a low quality, horrible wood & a terrible job of cutting..

Lol. That's what I'm saying... look at all those splinters on the bottom... they could've at least posted pictures of a prettied up one like how fast food joints do with the menus, even though that's not what people would get.

maybe you're meant to varnish it yourself? lol

Is that what the world has come to!?

[dorkvader]

They also have 1x keycaps for $9.44
http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=295

I guess it's supposed to be like that, as it's listed as "raw" poplar.

[terran5992]

Maybe beast could try making spacebars

[SpAmRaY]

Nubbinator has already made wooden space bars.

[terran5992]

Thats kewl , thats kewl

[Phedran]

maybe you're meant to varnish it yourself? lol

Is that what the world has come to!?

Yep!

"Raw wood allows you the freedom to stain, paint, or leave as is."

Also:

"Please note: This keycap is cut perfectly square. Most spacebars have a slant. The height has been adjusted to account for this and will feel natural for most users; however, very accurate height and contour adjustments can be easily made with a semi-fine sandpaper. "

[Grim Fandango]

Looks kind of cool, but it is not for me.

[xmagusx]

If you're already ready to file, sand, stain, and/or paint your own keys anyway, might want to check this place out:

http://www.walllumber.com/lum.asp

This will get you 100% natural wood keycaps of your choice of wood type. However, in addition to the aforementioned tools and material, you may also need the following:

* Saw
* Drill Press
* Chisel
* Lathe
* Calipers
* Eye protection
* First Aid kit
* Exhaust fan
* Shop Vac
* Various other tools readily available at your local home improvement big box store

[SpAmRaY]

If you're already ready to file, sand, stain, and/or paint your own keys anyway, might want to check this place out:

http://www.walllumber.com/lum.asp

This will get you 100% natural wood keycaps of your choice of wood type. However, in addition to the aforementioned tools and material, you may also need the following:

* Saw
* Drill Press
* Chisel
* Lathe
* Calipers
* Eye protection
* First Aid kit
* Exhaust fan
* Shop Vac
* Various other tools readily available at your local home improvement big box store

So your saying they sell wood?

Cedar is on sale....let's get some cedar key caps up in here.

[xmagusx]

So your saying they sell wood?

Cedar is on sale....let's get some cedar key caps up in here.

Indeed! And we should totally cedar up these keyboards. Keep the moths out.

[Dubsgalore]

they are chasing nubbs
if i ever want a wooden spacebar, it would be from nubbinator before anyone else on the forum or mk

[nubbinator]

It looks like such a low quality, horrible wood & a terrible job of cutting..

It appears to be CNC routered or something along those lines.  They're just doing it quick and dirty.   I also wouldn't call poplar horrible wood.  The first case I made with that awesome green coloration to it was made out of poplar.  Poplar is just a cheap wood.  A horrible wood would be something like pine.

Nubbinator has already made wooden space bars.

I've actually got an Ebony one mostly made for Binge, a Zebrawood one in the works for demik, and I'm supposed to do a black and white ebony one for someone on OCN.

they are chasing nubbs
if i ever want a wooden spacebar, it would be from nubbinator before anyone else on the forum or mk

Thanks.  I'm actually looking to do a mold of the internals for a universal spacebar so I don't have to mess around with getting stems perfectly aligned.  If I can do that, I may offer them up for sale.  Of course, they'll be more expensive than MK's, but they're also finished and with a nicer wood.

[TheFlyingRaccoon]

It appears to be CNC routered or something along those lines.  They're just doing it quick and dirty. 

I agree. I have experimented with making wooden keycaps on a CNC mill and it just doesn't work. I'd much rather buy a handmade one from you that is sanded and finished.

[goobus]

If you're already ready to file, sand, stain, and/or paint your own keys anyway, might want to check this place out:

http://www.walllumber.com/lum.asp

This will get you 100% natural wood keycaps of your choice of wood type. However, in addition to the aforementioned tools and material, you may also need the following:

* Saw
* Drill Press
* Chisel
* Lathe
* Calipers
* Eye protection
* First Aid kit
* Exhaust fan
* Shop Vac
* Various other tools readily available at your local home improvement big box store

I lol'd so hard at this