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Keycap Kevin: I’m cutting a keyboard case from a block of wood

Kevin Hofer
11.11.2022
Translation: Eva Francis

Mechanical keyboards are my great passion. In the series «Keycap Kevin», I’m experimenting with various techniques to beautify keyboards. Today’s experiment: making my own keyboard case with a hand router.

Although I regularly build mechanical keyboards, I’ve never made a case myself. That’s about to change. All I need is a block of oak wood and my router and off I go. Want to know how it goes? Check out the video above to find out. For English subtitles, click the gear icon, «Subtitles/CC» and «Auto-translate».


This is the last episode of the series «Keycap Kevin» for now. Here are all previous episodes:

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