Pinegram
Web and SaaS
custom gift ordering
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
2 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score -0.24.
Docs: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Product and site look interesting and unique
From 2 comments
I'm seeing a trend for site designs to have this look of a multipage brochure stacked into one web page. The problem I have with this design -- and the problem I just now had…
jader201 on HNI absolutely love this: > Are Pinegrams really made from pine? They're actually made from domestic Maple plywood, but the MapleGram domain name was already taken so I had to…
esw on HN
Pinegram name and maple explanation charming
From 1 comment
I absolutely love this: > Are Pinegrams really made from pine? They're actually made from domestic Maple plywood, but the MapleGram domain name was already taken so I had to…
esw on HN
Objections
Home page does not state what the product is
From 2 comments
2 bits of feedback on your home page: - you don't state on the page what your product is. Ok, it's "Deeply carved and finished by hand", "a custom work of art" and "A personal…
cocoflunchy on HNNeat! The sentence that starts "Deeply carved and finished by hand, [...]" might be perceived as misleading. The fact that the carving happens by machine is quite obvious from…
unwind on HN
Carved-by-hand wording may mislead buyers into thinking it is hand carved
From 1 comment
Neat! The sentence that starts "Deeply carved and finished by hand, [...]" might be perceived as misleading. The fact that the carving happens by machine is quite obvious from…
unwind on HN
Splintering on plywood finish looks like poor workmanship
From 2 comments
Not sure what the defect is called but I can see in the hero image that the tight floral design on the oval plaque has splintering along the edges. That's a problem with ply, but…
pbhjpbhj on HNThat's fine, but nonetheless _I_ would assume looking at it that it was just inferior workmanship - personally I'd switch the image for one that shows off the quality better. YMMV.
pbhjpbhj on HN
Homepage hides content below the fold with no scroll cue
From 1 comment
I'm seeing a trend for site designs to have this look of a multipage brochure stacked into one web page. The problem I have with this design -- and the problem I just now had…
jader201 on HN
Requests
Support centred text
From 2 comments
Fantastic Idea! Just one thought as I was playing with your site, I wish there was a way to center the text on my pinegram. I wonder if this would be less of an issue if the…
techplex on HNaah, op here. So right now I've only got the 100 or so keyboard ascii chars. The reason is that there is no software api for v-carve lettering. I've had to write a script that's…
Jack000 on HN
Offer other woods such as oak or cedar
From 1 comment
Have you thought about using other woods as well? If you used Cedar or white oak you would be able to target the outdoor items without really changing much in your automation (at…
jetti on HN
Support unicode characters
From 1 comment
Fantastic Idea! Just one thought as I was playing with your site, I wish there was a way to center the text on my pinegram. I wonder if this would be less of an issue if the…
techplex on HN
Questions
Do you deliver worldwide?
From 1 comment
Do you deliver this world wide?
techaddict009 on HN
Does the CNC support unicode characters?
From 1 comment
Fantastic Idea! Just one thought as I was playing with your site, I wish there was a way to center the text on my pinegram. I wonder if this would be less of an issue if the…
techplex on HN