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Hollow Wood

A 36-key unibody ergonomic keyboard: Hollow Wood designed by Mefred.

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Published April 1, 2026
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Mefred aka the_im_fred shared the Hollow Wood, a 36-key monoblock columnar ergo split keyboard. Low profile, hot-swappable switches.

Somehow it actually works?? Meet the Hollow Wood, a 36-key unified ergonomic board I designed entirely from scratch in KiCad with zero prior PCB experience – Mefred.

Features

  • 36 keys (5x3+3 split)
  • Choc switches, hotswap
  • Sea-Picro RP2040 controller
  • caseless build
  • QMK firmware

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Published on Wed 1st Apr 2026. Featured in KBD #209 (source).

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