Issue 187 / Week 7 / 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 10 entries in this issue:

The early days of Keykrush ORCA

Veronica of Keykrush talks about the development journey of the ORCA – an exciting wireless ergo split keyboard in the fundraising phase.

Typing in the upside down

Will Pucket writes about experimenting with smaller boards and collaging layouts, trying to make his board fulfill its promise of comfort.

Editorial

Behind the scenes #187

Keyboard projects, reviews, quick news, in the mailbox, meetups, vendors, discounts.

Projects

PH60

PHDesign's PH60 is an open-source 60% keyboard project – now with a HHKB variant.

Arctic keyboard

Arctic is a 60% wireless split keyboard shared by Yamil Essus.

Porg40

RaphCoder13 shared a handwired 40% split: Porg40 with trackpad and LED matrix.

Grrr keyboard

A noname 3D-printed ergo keyboard with keywell and semi-parametric design – by Gregory Zhizhilkin.

Sai44

A wireless split with katana layout: Sai44 by leafflat.

ISO13715 macropad

A cute macropad with ISO Enter: ISO13715 by Daniel Gotteswinter.

Sessile

Sessile is a 28-key monoblock split keyboard – designed by Will Pucket.

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