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Fullsize southpaw
A handwired fullsize southpaw keyboard by u/bull_nz.
Published August 18, 2022
Holy moly. A 100% custom fullsize, handwired and hotswappable keyboard by bull_nz with southpaw layout.
Those who have ever tried their hands on handwiring know full well how much work has been involved in this project. I'm not sure you can even appreciate this if you haven't done a similar handwired build yourself.
It's kind of an homage to the two boards I learned to touch type on, the IBM Selectric II and the Model M – bull_nz.
Progress photos in the original Reddit post.
The sandwich structure consists of pleather / MDF / steel / silicone / acrylic / silicone / steel layers.
The MDF top plate is covered by plastic leather. The author even 3D printed a template for cutting the pleather corners.
And btw the custom deskmat is based on the Hicks' Hexagon carpet at the Stanley Hotel (aka The Shining carpet).
Published on Thu 18th Aug 2022. Featured in KBD #91 (source).
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