Issue 186 / Week 5 / 2025
This is a hand-picked selection of last week's content from a keyboard enthusiast's perspective. Posts that may teach you something, make you think and contribute to the common knowledge of the DIY builder community.
There are 9+15 entries in this issue:
Editorial
Behind the scenes #186
Keyboard projects, reviews, quick news, in the mailbox, meetups, vendors, discounts.
Switch trends
Best-selling keyboard switches of January, 2025
In this month's overview of community-favorite mechanical switches, here are January's top picks, based on real sales data provided by vendors and manufacturers.
Review
Lexicon review
The Lexicon by WeirdLittleKeebs is a 65% "writing keyboard" designed for wordsmiths – with a layer full of words.
Projects
Raveniung
FearlessSpiff's Raveniung is a Reviung-derivative unibody split with oak plate.
Aurora keyboard
Aurora is a 65% open-source ortholinear split keyboard, shared by Musab Hassan.
StackOverChonk
A 54-key wireless split with nice lighting: StackOverChonk by Aditya.
LoremIpsum36
The unibody split LoremIpsum36 is a no-frills Gateron LP keyboard by Penk Chen.
Kivipallur
Kivipallur is an ergo split keyboard with a 25 mm thumb trackball – designed by dr3san.
ErgoSentry
ErgoSentry is the ultimate resurrection of the retired SteelSeries Merc Stealth keyboard – a group buy by CustomMK.
Quick news
TIPS
Oneofzero deskmat design contest. The winner gets $1,000 + a deskmat collab. Deadline: February 28th.
typersguild.com has some new features: you can connect with your friends, and type a book together, or even Wikipedia articles.
Glyphica update: stats and leaderboards.
Closed-source, WIP, etc.
The Omni kbd is a 40% monoblock split with a cool circular display and double trackballs – by mass-work.
A nice handwired one by Agreeable_Campaign86, who used this case.
A cool WIP split dith keywell. You can track author's (moobel) progress here.
Merlin v1. A 70-key handwired Dactyl-like split by clusterthumb.
Thunder Punch / ?? by Rain2/AffectionateWin.
Hm. Ergohaven has a premium version of the K:03? K:03 v3 Spaceship Edition – made of aviation grade anodized aluminum + hard travel case.
Cutting board mechanical keyboard 2 – by androidbrick.
Keyboard art
A sexy side profile of a Tohsaka65 – shot by Sterlingcophoto. And an even sexier one: Baion Synovia.
An acrylic case based on the CK60 – by QueGettingShitDone.
Whale Cosmia artisan by Creasikey.
Keyboard tatoo. Posted by JChoga.
Keyboard clogs. Posted by alainmikli.
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