Wooden mousepad works great with wooden mice
By Darren Murph 
posted May 22nd 2008 9:23AM
posted May 22nd 2008 9:23AM
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posted May 22nd 2008 9:23AM
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I find a wooden desk tends to lend a far better surface for my mouse. Having said that, I hate that my mouse wears away its varnish and ultimately ruins the desk.
This is a good idea, only I wish it were a little larger.
Just get a new mouse! I highly recommend Razor mouses and Logitech mouses.
I took your suggestion Shinigami, and bought a new mouse. Much to my surprise, the mousepad did not get any bigger!
I'm not usually the environmentalist type - but these things kill trees! I sure hope they grow tree farms fast enough. They better not be cutting down rainforests!
Did you hear about the desk ?! I hear it's also made of wood
The desk that this very computer I'm typing on is on a plasticcy-coated type stuff.
7 years and 4 computers later, there isn't a worn away hole where the mouse is.
I reckon I can do without a mousemat now.
Having the pad at the edge of the table like that angers the God Ergonomica.
I will gladly sell anyone a piece of wood for $60 plus shipping.
So, you're saying you've got more than enough 'wood' to go around?
Yes. He owns a small forest.
I've always had problems using optical mice on wood-veneer surfaces ... I wonder if actual wood would show the same issues. If that were the case, buyer beware!
it is like rubbing 2 sticks together.
that last picture doesn't even make any sense... it's a wooden board lying on a wooden desk... those $60 banknotes stitched together would make a better mousepad.
Only WHO can prevent office fires?
You have selected you, referring to me. That is incorrect. The correct answer is you!
I read.
I weeped.
I lost some more faith in the future of mankind.
*wept.
Oh, wow! This news is so exciting that I'm starting to get a woody.
If it can't beat the SteelSeries QcK heavy in size, I don't want it.
I have the wooden keyboard/mouse mentioned in this article and while they look great, I never want to use them. The keyboard layout is terrible and the mouse just doesn't feel right.
$60????.. and (about the photo) using a cheap wooden?.
No way.
hey, Ma! check out how smooth this mouse pad is...OW! SPLINTER!
Why not just use the wooden desk under the wooden mouse pad?
They've been selling unvarnished wooden mousepads for years now. You can even customize the size for complainers. Go to a hardware store, ask them to cut you a piece of plywood, and it costs you 1/10th the price.