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Paper & putty keyboard

This keyboard by e3w2 is made of construction paper and putty, and features a self-designed PCB (photos, sound test).

A resin printed macropad

A resin printed macropad prorotype by Thegsey (pics).

Redesigned 4x6 TypeSafe

A redesigned 4x6 TypeSafe with d-pad by tewtham.

Super slim, handwired, wireless

Super slim, handwired, wireless by Alescito.

UHK wireless stand

UHK wireless stand by gdeLopata (pics).

Musashi60

The Musashi60 by 2ten1 is a split with number row, trackpoints and open source PCB (git).

Super-fancy Naked60BMP cover

Super-fancy Naked60BMP cover by hhsandi. Customizing a custom keyboard (blog).

Unibody crkbd case

An unibody crkbd case with low-poly aspect by Coumbaya (STLs).

Dactyl Manuform Skeleton Edition

This Dactyl Manuform Skeleton Edition by atsuyuki features custom supports (git, blog, twitter). Posted by Smeeba.

Handwired keyboard for a cyberdeck project

A handwired keyboard for a cyberdeck project with photolog by brickbots.

3D Printed hot-swap socket

A 3D-printed hot-swap socket for solderless wiring of mechanical keyboards by stingray127 (details & STL).

TI-84 KE desktop calculator

The TI-84 KE by KiserRolls is housing a TI-84+CE calculator (project).

BOP 112% handwired ortho

The BOP is a 112% handwired ortho with some build pics by bread-mayo-ham-bacon.

Lil chonky bois

Third iteration of the lil chonky bois by Sndr666 with case files (git).

Amigo Punk

The Amigo Punk is a handwired ALPS project with OLED display and encoder by Tuka-Chinchilla (photolog).

Next Dactyl / trackball iteration

The next Dactyl / trackball iteration by crufia features integrated wrist rests (background).

Building the naked keyboard

A picture-heavy build guide to the naked keyboard by onebigdoor. No plate, no case, no PCB - no problem.

UnSplit

The UnSplit is a monoblock Kyria layout with modified thumb clusters. Built by dnlnrdn, designed by crunchyavocados (git).

Pico-based macro pad guide

A detailed guide by japunto to make a Pico-based keyboard/macro pad (guide).

XP64 MIDI mechanical keyboard

The XP64 is a mechanical MIDI keyboard by xpercipio (video, project page).

Custom PCB workflow

A custom PCB by bigbrobewatching (pics). What's more interesting though, is the workflow: KLE, KLE PCB generator I wasn't aware of & the firmware builder by Ruiqi Mao.

IIICC

The IIICC is a three piece split by kbjunky (git, easyeda).

PicOrtho powered by Python

PicOrtho: a Python powered ortholinear keyboard by SouthPawEngineer with Choc browns and MBK caps.

Ploopy Nano design files released

The design files of the Ploopy Nano Trackball by crop_octagon are officially released (git).

TBK Mini - a 3x6+3 Dactyl

Fmcraft's TBK Mini (a 3x6+3 Dactyl) with lots of info, git repo and a related video with designing tips.

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