I call this one Daisy ;) This set went to a user in Alabama. Units also shipped to Poland and Eureka CA. So hype for more feedback from early users! Current build queue is a couple weeks long, feel free to jump in if you want one!
Svalboard is my Datahand style small-volume production keyboard -- I build every one by hand here in Pacifica, CA.
Learn more at [www.svalboard.com] and come check out the Datahand/Svalboard/lalboard discord https://discord.gg/kqNhKjxca where we geek out about this stuff!
Once you try a different keyboard, and like it, you wonder what else you've been missing out on.
I wish I could but man, I can't even get used to a Xbox style controller for gaming, much less a different keyboard layout. More power to ya tho. I may not understand it, but the boards y'all pump out are novel.
Most of the weird-looking keyboards have the same QWERTY layout. If you can touch type, they don't take long to get used to. I personally don't get the people that change their keyboards to DVORAK or COLEMAK (Not sure why I shout those names, just the way I tend to write them). More power to them, but I think if I changed the layouts like that it would take me months to get back up to speed.
If you don't have RSI or fatigue issues, then yeah, QWERTY's fine. I've been using QWERTY on Datahand for years. But the increase in comfort going to Dvorak/Colemak is huge, reducing the frequency of the worst movements. Dvorak basically fixed my dad's RSI issues and he made the change at like age 65!
I tried out Colemak for a couple months about 10-15 years ago. I just could not get my stupid head to wrap around it. Knock on wood I haven't had any pain issues, but I've been using an ergodox since I got one of those group buy ones that I had to solder together. I actually bought a stenography keyboard recently. I'm trying to spend a little bit each day learning it, but I expect that to take years.