keyboards

HHKB Professional Hybrid Type-S

Layout: HHKB
Switches: Topre
Keycaps: Stock keycaps (PBT)
Case: AES plastic

I got another HHKB, this time with silenced domes (a godsend for my colleagues, I type really hard).

Started using this one at work, and I think I've gotten used to the layout.

I've also come to love the feel of topre domes, and I might have found my endgame.

(please don't quote me on that, I've been looking at the kinesis advantage line of keyboards)

Vortex Model M SSK

Layout: Tenkeyless
Switches: Kailh Box Navies (Alphas) & Gazzew U4Tx Tactiles (Modifiers)
Keycaps: Drop + Oblotzky SA Oblivion with Git Modifiers (Doubleshot ABS)
Plate: Brass
Case: Aluminium

This keyboard is a replica of the original IBM Model M SSK buckling spring keyboard, but with an aluminum chassis.

Using this with Kailh's Box Navies and SA keycaps brings this build pretty close to the look, sound, and feel of buckling springs on the original hardware.

My first group buy.

HHKB Professional 2

Layout: HHKB
Switches: Topre
Keycaps: Stock keycaps (PBT)
Case: ABS plastic

Created by computer scientist & professor Eiiti Wada, the HHKB Professional 2 is a 60% keyboard which gives programmers easy access to their most frequently used keys.

It's quite old (produced in 2014), and the domes seem to have lost their stock feel.

Nothing that replacement domes can't solve, though.

The yellowing on the case is a result of exposing the ABS plastic case to UV, but it gives it a bit of character.

Amano R2

Layout: Alice
Switches: Durock Alpaca V2s
Keycaps: GMK CYL MV T3RMINAL (ABS)
Plate: Aluminium
Case: Polycarbonate

An Alice style layout keyboard heavily inspired by TGR's original Alice design.

I'm still getting used to the layout, but it's a pretty fun way to learn to touch type.

My first polycarbonate board.

last updated: february 3, 2026