Merge branch 'main' of github.com:TomHodson/tomhodson.github.com

_posts/2023-08-17-maps.md

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-title: "WIP: Maps Maps Maps"
+title: "Maps Maps Maps: Part 1"
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     I want to make some really big laser etched maps.
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 Given how long those took to cut, I'm thinking that I'll split the design into multiple panels so I don't have to babysit the laser cutter for 24 hours. 
 
+Let's see how that pans out next time!
+
 <!-- Ideas:
 https://github.com/grinat/leaflet-simple-map-screenshoter  Can only get raster data this way
 

_posts/2023-09-13-maps-2.md

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+---
+title: "Maps Maps Maps: Part 2"
+layout: post
+excerpt: |
+    I finish my first laser etched map.
+
+image: /assets/blog/maps/after_sanding.jpeg
+---
+
+A last minute leaving gift idea for a friend inspired me to finish my first actual laser cut map. I used leaflet.js to overlay the names of some places we had visited together in London onto those nice Stamen Design map tiles from before. You can see the digital version [here](/projects/tonis-map/).
+
+<figure>
+<img src="/assets/blog/maps/fresh_off_the_press.jpeg">
+<figcaption>
+This is what it looks like straight off the laser cutter. The contrast is super washed out because the smoke from the cutting process darkens all the surrounding wood.
+</figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+I had a bunch of issues with getting that to work mostly based around the fact that these tiles are raster images that are intended for streaming to a zoomable and panable viewer on a screen. The design tradeoff of the maps don't quite make as much sense when you start transfering them to a static image. I did some hacks to use the tiles intended for a higher zoom level but you can only take that so far before the text starts getting unreadable. 
+
+<figure>
+<img src="/assets/blog/maps/after_sanding.jpeg">
+<figcaption>
+To deal with the darkending from the smoke I sand the whole thing back with 80 grit sandpaper on an orbital sander. I did break a few small features off here and there but it's ok! 
+</figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+I think there is a better approach that involves getting raw OpenStreetMap data and rendering it directly using something like [QGIS and some kind of map style files](https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/186808/how-to-create-high-quality-map-with-qgis-and-stamen-tiles) but that seems like a whole new deep rabbit hole I'm not ready to fall into just yet.
+
+
+<figure>
+<img src="/assets/blog/maps/the_final_reveal.jpeg">
+<figcaption>
+The final reveal!
+</figcaption>
+</figure>

_projects/tonis_map.html

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 title: Toni's Map
 excerpt: A going away present for my friend Toni.
-permalink: /tonis-map/
+permalink: /projects/tonis-map/
 assets: /assets/blog/maps/icons
 image: /assets/blog/maps/tonis_map.png
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