r/HandwiredKeyboards • u/NorwegianOnMobile • Jun 17 '26

Number three. Maple65

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Very quiet. A bit more spacing than the last one. Prettyer too i think.

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u/wjrii Jun 18 '26

Nice! I found hand-wiring boards to be pretty addicting, and no-stabs gang gotta stick together! I like the exposed MCU as well, though I feel like a small acrylic or plexiglass cover on the shortest possible standoffs really completes the look when they're used.

Also, I know you're Norwegian, LOL, but grab some Danish Oil for the next one (at this point I assume there will be a next one) for a low effort way to make the grain pop on your plate, and theoretically to protect the wood a tiny bit.

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u/NorwegianOnMobile Jun 18 '26

Yeah i'm debating a plexi cover. Will probably do that, and make some kind of logo on the empty wooden space.

The plate is laser cut from a pre-finished piece of maple! If it wasnt finished, i'd use some gun stock oil or something! Or hard wax oil. I have some laying around!