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The endgame question in building Keywell keyboards and my first, in my opinion successful, thumb cluster prototype

Hi everyone! This is my first post on Reddit. I want to share my idea and my first prototype of a thumb cluster design. What do you think about this "3D" design?

Everyone talks about endgame keyboards, but I want to focus more on the endgame question in building ergonomic keywell keyboards. And that question is the thumb cluster.

There are a huge number of Dactyl-like keyboards in the world, but it seems that people are either too lazy to do research and bring everything to perfection, settling for what already exists and has proven itself well, or they are afraid of experiments in this area, or they lack skills in 3D modeling, or they simply don't have time.

At the same time, if you search YouTube for videos with a query like "Dactyl Typing demo", you'll notice how much people there strain their thumb just to keep it over the spacebar. I've never had problems with tendons or joints in my hands, but it feels like just from watching these videos I'm already starting to have problems.

I won't ramble on further. Just look at the photos (please don't cry over the chaos in the background, my life is fine, this is just what my creative process looks like) and think about whether this is good and whether it will be convenient (personally, I find it convenient).

u/EggUnited2889 — 4 days ago