New Web Site (Critique Wanted)

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Looking for some critique on this one. The bowl blank tutorial is not complete but I have been testing the slide show function. thanks for your help.:)

[Steve Schlumpf]

Chris - very nice site! I really like the color scheme you used! Checked out each page - especially all the items you have at the gallery - hope that works out for you! Also, on the bowl page - are you really selling a couple of your bowls for $25 and $29? Hope the web site can help generate some sales for you! I enjoyed it!

[Curt Fuller]

Pretty darned nice!

[Bill Wyko]

Nice going Chris. That's very well done. Nice turnings too.

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Chris - very nice site! I really like the color scheme you used! Checked out each page - especially all the items you have at the gallery - hope that works out for you! Also, on the bowl page - are you really selling a couple of your bowls for $25 and $29? Hope the web site can help generate some sales for you! I enjoyed it!Thanks Steve, the two bowls that are low priced are not of the quality I now expect of myself. I also am using them to cover different market segments if that makes any sense. By the way, how did you score on the crossword puzzle?:D

[Doug M Jones]

Very nicely done. My only critique would be that I like a site that fits on the screen and I don't have to scroll sideways to see all the stuff. Maybe I need to up the resolution on my monitor??

Very informative and great pictures.

What's in the aquarium in the studio? It's in the main picture but I couldn't
find it in any of the other pics.

I hope to get to a point to do a website some day.

Thanks for sharing

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Pretty darned nice!Thanks Curt that is quite a compliment comming from you. I appreciate it. How did you score on the crossword?:)

[Brian Weick]

Nice web sight Chris, I like your layout and presentation - and what a job on the pieces of work - very well done! , I also like that lathe you have as well- nice :D cant wait to see the www finished.:)
Brian

[Christopher K. Hartley]

...What's in the aquarium in the studio? It's in the main picture but I couldn't find it in any of the other pics.
Darn Doug I never saw it that way before but it does look like an aquarium. Actually it is a triple shelf unit with wood blanks on it. I run a pretty high resolution and I know a lot of people don't but it was just a choice I had to made. Thanks for the comments.:)

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Nice going Chris. That's very well done. Nice turnings too.Thanks Bill. So what is your score?:D

[Pete Jordan]

Great job Chris!

It looks very professional! Good luck with the business!

[William Bachtel]

Nice bowls, and nice site, wood be nice to put the size of the turnings in there.

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Nice bowls, and nice site, wood be nice to put the size of the turnings in there.William, I will do that. Thanks.:)

[Ron Raymond]

Very nice site Chris...very informative and very well put together. My one and only complaint is some of the fonts are kinda small...darn bifocals. Seems like there was plenty of extra space on those narrative pages that you could have used a larger font without spreading out too much. Easy navigation, I like that! One comment about the links...did you consider having the links open in a new window so your site doesn't get left behind? Sort of like here on SMC. I really like the slideshow tutorial...can't wait till it's finished and I hope to see more. I scored a 93% the first time because of a misspelled word (doh!) and because of 28 down...I think there are two perfectly good answers for that one! Overall a great website!

[Jim Becker]

The one thing that jumped out at me immediately is the "foot marks" instead of proper quotes in the site title.

[Brian McInturff]

Well, I only got an 84. I should've done a spell check as my fingers must've got ahead of each other. I misspelled 2 words although they were meant to be the correct words but I did the same as Ron and put down another very similar word. But it was fun and I enjoyed it. Great work Chris!!

[Dale Gregory]

Chris, nice website. Looks like your off to a great start. Only thing I was looking for was the dimensions of each piece. I really envy you for your terrific workshop and of coarse the Robust! I'm working in a small space about 12'x 5' and have no areas to store or hang tools. If the LOML wasn't around, I'd convert my garage but that will never happen!

[David Fried]

Very nice. I like the color scheme, layout, and pictures.

I really enjoyed the crossword puzzle but I had the same problem on 28 down - seems like there are two viable answers. In the clue for 8 across is that supposed to be "denote" ?

The bowl photos are great, you might want to indicate the sizes.

[Barry Stratton]

Looks nice. The link to your town is a nice touch.

ditto to including sizes.

And 95%:D Hit HINT a few time instead of enter:eek:

[michael gallagher]

Looking for some critique on this one. The bowl blank tutorial is not complete but I have been testing the slide show function. thanks for your help.:)

http://home.comcast.net/~hartleyck/index.html


I like it, and put it in my favorites on Internet Explorer. I'm jealous of your shop: very nice! I may have to head up I-45 or 59 and meet you next time you go traipsing through the woods hunting for trees - sitting as close as you are to two natural forests, you should have a great supply (I'll buy lunch)!

[Tom Sherman]

Cool website Chris, I like the way you have set everything up. Scored a 93 on the crossword. Nice job.

[Don Orr]

I like it a lot. I went through it quickly just to see how it looked and was very pleased with the ease of navigation and content. Nice job. I hope it works to your advantage.

Good luck and keep turning,

[George Guadiane]

I like your site, quick loads nice colors, GOOD WORK! But...
Your shop is WAYYyyyy too neat.:mad: (just jealous really)
I try, but not hard enough:(
Seriously, WELL DONE!

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Thanks everyone, I'm making most of the changes you suggested and your help is really is appreciated. If you can give me the two answers for question #28 down I will try to correct that issue as well.:)

[Christopher K. Hartley]

I like it, and put it in my favorites on Internet Explorer. I'm jealous of your shop: very nice! I may have to head up I-45 or 59 and meet you next time you go traipsing through the woods hunting for trees - sitting as close as you are to two natural forests, you should have a great supply (I'll buy lunch)!Michael, just call me and let's set up a time. I'd love to have you over to the shop.:)

[Steven Russell]

Hello Christopher,

Your website looks great! I surf using a Mac and everything I've tried so far works perfectly. :D Your shop is clean, clean, clean! About the only time my studio is clean is when I'm shooting videos, or someone is coming by to visit... Your tool racks look like they keep everything well organized as well. Sweet! I plan to look around your site some more and give the crossword a go. You done real good!

P.S. Thanks for the link and the kind words! :)

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great job on a great site.

[Barry Stratton]

Thanks everyone, I'm making most of the changes you suggested and your help is really is appreciated. If you can give me the two answers for question #28 down I will try to correct that issue as well.:)

And let others get a better score????? No chance.

I suggest you check your blank for a crack instead:D