Fixed a bug in the graph generator. The table below the graph had note markers, that is the * in the name cells, but the notes were not displayed on mouseover event. Now it's all working.
Thursday, October 15, 2009 21:13:42
Over a dozen new alloys added to the database. Requirements and mini instructions added to the top of the page.
Thursday, October 15, 2009 18:43:11
Got a present today. Calphalon 4.5in paring knife. Well, I won't be using it myself that's clear. On the other hand, I figured it still can server useful purpose and knife science :) I'll sharpen it to 30deg angle included and give it to my family members to use. Pretty good test for the average users. Except I will try to maintain sharpness, which means I will have to sharpen it every weekend. Let's see how long it will last and what sort of damage it will sustain at that angle. Will be a good case for Western vs. Japanese kitchen knives.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 21:01:57
Javascript code improvements. From the user perspective main addition is enabling the Enter key on the keyboard. Now, as it should be on the real form, Enter key causes form submit to happen, In other words hitting the Enter key is equivalent of clicking the Build button on the graph page. That and also added a few new steels mainly German and Swedish ones to the Knife Steel Database
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 20:26:31
Several bug fixes were made in both parts and also added several new steels to knife steel database. Steel analyzer graph builder had some usability improvements too.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 21:27:21
Finally, after almost 5 weeks of hard work the project is finished. Well, at least part I, or version 1. Knife steel database, with 120 most popular knife steels and other alloys is live. Lots of interactivity features, you can display data using various sorting and select criteria. Also, the steel analyzer graph builder is ready. Select several (up to 7) steels in the database and click Graph button and you'll get the nice bar graph, where the element bars are grouped together, so you can see easily what's there, how much and so on.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 00:57:10
I've had it for quite some time now. Haven't used much, but still, managed to play with it few times. Designated fighter, but IMHO works well as a hunting or utility knife too. That and it looks very sexy too.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 12:19:43
Javascript troubles
Well, got stuck with interactivity on knife steel db. GO figure, I didn't think tooltips would take this long, but things are complicated. Multiple browsers, old browsers, whole shabang. Really hate all that. On the other hand, may be it was time I made a neat library for my site to do all that. Tired...
Sunday, September 27, 2009 22:46:09
It's alive :)
Well, my Pio VSXis alive after all. Disconnected cable from the center speaker shorted and that's what caused the receiver to turn of as soon as the input was to center channel. Go figure. Interestingly that only happened with the DVR, neither PS3 nor Xbox 360 had that effect, just center was muted... On the knives related note, interactive knife steel database project coming to an end...
Thursday, September 24, 2009 13:16:03
If you are serious about steeling your knives and especially if you have high end Japanese knives then check it out. I have one, love it. The new version is even better. You can check out a short review of the previous version of Borsilicate Steeling Rod
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 11:12:22