Website Redesign is Finally Done ~ Luthiery Laboratories

December 10, 2019

Website Redesign is Finally Done

December 10, 2019

I set the site up earlier this year, using one of the default WordPress themes - TwentySixteen - and some code I wrote myself. The big push then was to get all the old content into the new system and somewhat organized. It was a huge amount of work just to get everything 'good enough', and then I let it lie.

Finally, I came back to the site to make it into what I really wanted. I reworked the theme into something completely new, and went over the content to clean it up and get it fully organized. I'm sure there are still things I've missed, but now the site is a lot better than just 'good enough'.

I also cleaned up the huge mess that WordPress had made of the uploaded images, and added some settings to keep it from happening again. Typically, for a 1MB image file, WordPress automatically creates about 400KB of useless garbage. I'd like to know who thinks that is a good idea. Right now, the site contains 1427 images.

Now it's time to finish a few real projects.

Web Stuff, 12/10/19

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Hand Saws

Here is a terrific little saw handle that takes Sawzall blades. It comes with an array of blades, including the dangerously sharp flush-cut and rather dodgy drywall blades, and a few others that I've long since used up, but it will fit any Sawzall blade. But what really makes this thing great is when I started making my own blades - all the small ones along the right. I cut these from much larger Sawzall blades that I bought, using an angle grinder, and shaping them on the bench grinder. Sawzall blades all cut on the pull stroke, but as you can see, two of these blades cut on the push stroke, because I cut them reversed from the parent blade. The tangs are easy to make. Push blades are good for cutting through finished or laminated surfaces. These little blades give me a hand-held jigsaw, very useful for many loothery tasks. This saw is a Craftsman, so you better hustle on down to your local Sears and get one before it closes. Mine is on the death list. StewMac should pick up this idea.

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