Dkuni
darkhandz designed Dkuni, a Sofle-inspired unibody split keyboard with 58 keys. It uses a surface-mounted RP2040-Core-A development board, MX switches, and a 4mm CNC-machined 6061 aluminum base. The build is open-source and runs QMK/Vial.
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