A while ago I decided I wanted a mechanical keyboard. Specifically I wanted a proper ergonomic keyboard. So I did a bunch of research on various types/models. I’m not afraid of soldering so I could do one completely by hand if I wanted.

There are a LOT of mechanical keyboard options out there, but once you start looking at ergonomic ones, the options shrink. Most of what I had found were “Alice” and “Dactyl” based ones. I wanted something a bit more normal than a Dactyl and a bit more ergonomic than an Alice. I ended up deciding on a Mechwild Mokulua. Except for a soldering issue that I managed to lift a few circuits off of the right half of the board it really was easy to build. I did have to customize the key layout a bit because they didn’t prioritize some keys tha I use regularly, but that was easy enough to do and all my changes are publicly available if anyone wanted it. I’d recommend it to anyone who wants to make one.

My Keyboard