Submitted by rossman360 t3_yva4pj in MechanicalKeyboards
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SimpleUsual5398 t1_iwdssxu wrote
That is some really nice work.
Personally I like the Fern layout and the Shrub gives me full "me wantie/I needz" vibes.
rossman360 OP t1_iwd69wg wrote
I couldn't decide what keyboard to make next, so I designed three at the same time and called it my autumnal collection!
Tree is the design I've been working on the longest, combining my favorite aspects of row-stagger and ortholinear keyboards. The form is based on a 60% keyboard, but with uniform stagger (the Z row is shifted .25U to the left,) reduced width overall, lots of optional thumb keys, and a rotary encoder. The bottom-right corner is designed to feel like an arrow cluster with larger keys.
Fern, with its mirrored stagger, simulates the ergonomic wrist angles of my Rebound keyboard while making room for a much-requested number row and bigger spacebars if desired.
Shrub has the body of a 12U 40% keyboard with a five-key macro column on the left, two-key macro column on the top-right (or optional encoder,) and a nav cluster on the bottom-right.
There's more info about them all on my discord: https://discord.montsinger.net
diethylade42 t1_iwd6jsn wrote
Is shrub for sale
rossman360 OP t1_iwd72fp wrote
just send me a DM on Discord or here
rossman360 OP t1_iwd9ejg wrote
Keycaps:
Tree: SA Filco Navy
Fern: GMK Royal Alpha
Shrub: OG Cherry Doubleshots
MrJibJub t1_iwd9lna wrote
love all 3! but i keep coming back to Tree, i would rework the bottom row to include more of a spacebar, maybe next to the enter. i like interesting layouts
rossman360 OP t1_iwda44y wrote
I should have specified that all three boards can be built with 6.25U space bars or split space layout like the DZ60 using both shift keys and a 1.25U.
Here's the Tree layout options, for example: http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/44dc98bf9b98e867452b4eb8920bec02
MrJibJub t1_iwddgf5 wrote
ohhh i see now. yeah that’s cool. starting to get into custom acrylic cases cause a family member has a 3d later cuter and pcbs like this are sweet for projects like that!
rossman360 OP t1_iwddofy wrote
Nice! Ye, I'm happy to share all the necessary files for that
MrJibJub t1_iwdhga1 wrote
thanks, will have to save this mentally for the next project. might take you up on that.
kaptain_sparty t1_iwgm2ws wrote
Did you cut down the mightiest tree in the forest with a herring?
rossman360 OP t1_iwgo46l wrote
Ni
Blur_410 t1_iwdhwn7 wrote
The filco SA sets look so good. Wish I could get my hands on a WOB ANSI set.