{"id":49508,"date":"2015-11-16T10:32:33","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T18:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/?p=49508"},"modified":"2017-03-28T18:38:11","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T01:38:11","slug":"how-to-laser-cut-wooden-keyboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/how-to-make\/how-to-laser-cut-wooden-keyboard\/","title":{"rendered":"How To: Laser Cut Wooden Keyboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Using a<\/strong><b>\u00a0Laser Cutter To Customize Your Keys<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/lazerwood-macbook-keys-e1447690396920.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-49585\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/lazerwood-macbook-keys-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"lazerwood macbook keys\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With all of the time people spend at their personal computers, there is a growing demand for new ways to give these devices a more natural, human touch.\u00a0One popular solution to complement the cool sheen of the portable computer is to create custom keys and removable keyboard decals.<\/p>\n<p>The laser cut and etched example pictured above faithfully recreates the features on the buttons, from the classic fonts all the way to proportion and composition. It also pays to experiment; if you get the laser etched details just right, there is even scope to allow\u00a0for light to pass through from the backlit keys below.<\/p>\n<p>This is an effective way to give your computer added tactile and visual warmth. If you don&#8217;t have the means to make your own, you can see if the full <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.lazerwood.com\/products\/lazerwood-keys-for-macbook-pro-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Lazerwood example<\/a>\u00a0suits your needs. For those who would like to try their own design for keyboard customizations, try <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/WOODEN-KEYBOARD\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">this instructable<\/a> as a starting point. Load in the design files to your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/make-and-sell\/how-it-works\" target=\"_blank\">Ponoko Personal Factory<\/a> and you&#8217;ll soon be typing away on an individualized upgraded keyboard with some serious creative flair.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Using a<\/strong>\u00a0Laser Cutter To Customize Your Keys<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>With all of the time people spend at their personal computers, there is a growing demand for new ways to give these devices a more natural, human touch.\u00a0One popular solution to complement the cool sheen of the portable computer is to create custom keys and removable keyboard decals.<\/p>\n<p>The laser cut and etched example pictured above faithfully recreates the features on the buttons,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,5854],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to-make","category-materials"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How To: Laser Cut Wooden Keyboard<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/how-to-make\/how-to-laser-cut-wooden-keyboard\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How To: Laser Cut Wooden Keyboard\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Using a\u00a0Laser Cutter To Customize Your Keys &nbsp; With all of the time people spend at their personal computers, there is a growing demand for new ways to give these devices a more natural, human touch.\u00a0One popular solution to complement the cool sheen of the portable computer is to create custom keys and removable keyboard decals. 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