The Scrabble Keyboard
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And now for something completely different.... a Scrabble keyboard! This
keyboard was commissioned by a couple of friends of
mine from back east (NJ) who are avid Scrabble players.
Most of the keys are made from real Scrabble tiles
that were all hand-beveled (truly an
exercise in patience/masochism!) and built onto
a USB, clicky, mechanical-switch keyboard. This keyboard
was going into a Mac environment so I decided to use
brushed aluminum for the casing and round all of the
corners to keep with the sleek, simple Macintosh styling.
Near the end of the build, I decided that the keyboard
looked a little too minimalist so I added some
silver hardware and a seam to put a slightly industrialized
twist on the design. |
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The Num, Caps, and Scroll Lock LEDs shine through tiles with the lettering cut out. |
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