I'm hand-building a split keyboard. One side down, one to go.
I’m building a split keyboard from scratch. It’s not finished — one side is soldered, the brain isn’t wired up yet, and the finish is still on the to-do list. But it’s far enough along to be worth writing about, including the trick I’m most pleased with. The design I started from the layout of a commercial split keyboard I liked, then modified it. Each half got an extra row of keys — six more per side — plus room for a battery, a small OLED display and a rotary knob, none of which the original had. The knob isn’t wired or programmed yet; the display is still a plan. But the space is there, which is the important part at this stage. ...