Updated my planck a few months back, but thought I'd reshare here.
Board: Planck v6
Case: Wenge
Switches: Boba U4 55g (black)
Caps: DSA
this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2023
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Didn't mean to mark it as 18... I'll see if I can fix it.
You're right: Layers are essential. I use three primary layers -- colemak dh, numpad, and nav -- along with several combos. Another key feature is what are called Callum-style mods, which are essentially "sticky", one-shot modifiers.
I've been using this layout for quite awhile now, so I'm pretty used to it. It took a month or so to switch from qwerty to colemak, but the switch to ortholinear (like this one) and column-staggered took under a week. Switching to home-row mods took a day, and switching from those to Callum took about a week.