Issue 206 / Week 4 / 2026

Cerakey Peak60 ceramic case (source).

Teased by scytile, the Calidris is the low-profile alternative to his popular Cygnus. No files released yet.

The Wendigo Dongle is a small, portable dongle using a 128x32 display. Shared by leifflat (imgur, github).

SplitFish by Lander03xD_. A wireless split ZMK keyboard with soldered switches.

An updated Crabapplepad V2 with hinges – by Sergei Silnov.

PlanckBoy with CNC case. New color posted by TemperetureAgile3326.

Intrepid_Employer719 is prototyping the EKGO.

To each their own: Compose – Ryan Peterman made this because mechanical keyboards come with "weird layouts". Soon on Kickstarter?

The Smurve80 [GB] – with "smurve" derived from "smile" and "curve" – features a gentle curve inspired by the IBM Model M. With similarly curved switch plate and solenoid!

Handwired wooden keyboard project by blind238.

OLIK 47 is a handwired ergo split by kimfransman.

Parallax Corne – powder-coated aluminum, fancy carry case, designed by heysakha.

Tazisacat of Whalebone Stands released a cool 3D keyboard stand configurator/preview tool. Pick your color, number of shelves, and add cork padding. Reddit announcement.

Paspie's definitive guide to bottom rows. A quick historical overview.

Free Kirby keycap design by Toji/starmiemd.

Some caps (e.g. this one emerged using this custom keycap model maker by AEKI. I thought I'd share it.

Oven retro-brighting tips from humanplayer2.

Wow. A Chocofi turning off automatically when packed up (magnetic halves snapped together) – thanks to reed switches. Awesome idea and execution by AcceptableCharge9197.

A browser-based keycap generator by Stephan Rumswinkel (aka _ettb_/srwi). Github repo and r/mk post.

Always a fan of cardboard prototyping. This time committed by AnnaRooks.

PSA from a keyboard manufacturer. The IQUINIX team's tips before you pack up your "broken" keyboard and pay for shipping: Hold FN + Spacebar (or sometimes FN + Esc) for 5-10 seconds. The RGB lights will flash white/blink. Allegedly, this fixes about 40% of the "ghosting/dead LED" tickets they receive.

Printable palmrest for a split keyboard. Shared by Yuburoll.

A real beast posted by SadSkelly_Larry who used to work in a news station. This was used for a lot of on-screen graphic stuff. With Cherry Black switches.

Old HMI keyboard – with sound. By Insertions_Coma.

Hehe. A Preh Commander posted by Rabbitmincer. I have the one with the Cherry-compatible colorful MDAish caps, but this one is just as interesting layout-wise.

Yeah, IQUNIX keeps churning out these cool designs. This one is The Silver Samurai, a modded EV63 HE.

Wait, how have I missed tschibo00's mangrove board, the Alchemist?! Some older photos.

Rain2 is back with the Vulpes trackball version.

Cerakeys matte griege caps on a Brazen Studio Terrazzo keyboard.

Many photos of Oblique 60 came out, I chose Intelligent_Boot's shots (another gallery). I love this side profile and bottom.

Another bold bottom design: RAE Aurum. Photos by Sterlingandcophoto.

Gateron Magnetic Jade Delta switches with this triangularish stem.

I may have already mentioned this here: Trigon60. Posted by keka52.

Panelka keycap set. For context: A panel building is a high-density apartment block made from prefabricated concrete elements. Widely built in Central and Eastern Europe during the socialist era.

ClayonKey Nature Series ceramic wrist rests. I have to admit that some of these designs are really nice – despite being a bit skeptical about their usefulness. I love the raw lacquer finishing.

Kitty keycaps seem to conquer the world. Arktcat is here with another MAO set: the Crystal Jelly Meow Meow.