Pieces of History: Brandan Gauthier and Gauthier Furniture
When an old building is destroyed, what happens to the parts, the physical remnants of all the labor and craftsmanship that went into the structure? All too often, those components are simply discarded. As historic buildings in Wisconsin’s Manitowoc County fell, Brandan Gauthier decided to do something with the unique bits and pieces left behind.…
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Hungry for Success: Josh Romaker and Caged Crow Customs
Just looking at Josh Romaker’s handiwork might make your stomach growl. At Caged Crow Customs in Saint Germain, Wisconsin, Romaker builds stylish, attention-grabbing food carts and trailers that fit the flavors and personality of the eatery. Caged Crow also creates one-of-a-kind concessions trailers and pop-up shops. “We’ve never built the same thing twice here at…
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Keeping the Craft Going: American Metal Customs
Hot rods. Motorcycles. Whisky. Rock and roll. American Metal Customs builds, modifies, and services epic bikes and cars while celebrating the mystique that goes with them. American Metal owner Chris Bishop and lead builder and shop manager Josh Allison have teamed up to exemplify the best in American craftsmanship and, as their website promises, “build the…
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Punk Rock Spirit: Bob Bleed and Midwest Fabrication
“I never once when I was a little kid thought, ‘I want to be a fabricator.’ I just wanted a hot rod,” explains Bob Bleed. “Everything about life is perspective. And my perspective on everything is through this car, through this windshield.” The car love goes way back for Bleed. He tinkered on his first…
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A Chopper Class Like No Other with Bound for Flames
When Daniel Twigden got the call to create his own class at the Manteca Adult School in Manteca, California, he organized one of the few chopper building classes in the country to his knowledge.
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Live Off Road: A Baileigh Biography of Camburg Engineering
Jerry Zaiden leads Camburg Engineering as they craft some incredible works of off-road racing art. Step inside this Huntington Beach-based fabrication shop to get an up-close and personal look at the technical side of fabrication as Jerry walks us through some of the high-end off-road race vehicles his team is building.
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Historic Fabrication: Restoring Classic Continentals with Devious Customs
A broke kid with ambition and desire to build customs. That is how Jeff Davy, owner of Devious Customs, says he found his passion in fabricating and restoring custom cars.
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Steven Barfield Builds a Mandrel Bent Frame Business
Time is money, and Steven Barfield bends custom frame rails like butter in a matter of minutes on his MB-4×2 mandrel tube bender. At Sschassissworx, the Baileigh bender lets Barfield cash in on increased productivity and help his customers get their jobs done faster. It’s a win for everyone involved. Barfield is the kind of…
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What’s the Best Roll Cage Tubing Bender?
With a Baileigh roll cage bender, your shop can make parts more quickly, become more self-sufficient, and boost your profits. Discover 4 of our most popular roll cage tube benders—and meet the customers who use them every day. Rotary Draw Bender RDB-125 With this trusty hydraulic tube bender, Joel Buschman of Overkill Racing and Chassis…
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The American Dream
The American Dream fueled by social media! Jimmy Bullard from @mrcfabbullard did it….he freakin’ did it! Raised in the NASCAR scene, Jimmy is a diehard gear head and racing nut. He called us last year and said he wanted to take on the big dogs in the chassis market and asked if we could help.…
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