The Jalopy Journal

**Ryan** · 01-26-2011, 09:56 AM

For a few months now, I've been working on a series of posts covering the "lost art" of work by the hand and soul. We've covered all kinds of things like firemen ladders, hand painted signs, etc... This post is just an extension of that...

To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

Frank · 01-26-2011, 10:03 AM

Ha! Disregard my PM then. Same thing I was forwarding, just beat me to it.

big creep · 01-26-2011, 10:04 AM

great video.

**Stutz** · 01-26-2011, 10:13 AM

Gee Whiz, makes me want to go build a bicycle. If only I could work that fast

BOWTIE BROWN · 01-26-2011, 10:21 AM

Once again , THANX

**scottybaccus** · 01-26-2011, 10:26 AM

Three things:

First, I saw a craftsman making works of art from steel.
Second, I saw an artisan crafting a documentary through his lens.

Nothing I do has anything close to that sort of elegance!

Third, Do you have any idea how many bicycles you just sold?!

mosimpson · 01-26-2011, 10:38 AM

Cool video. Even cooler that it's all happening in my backyard.
Time for a fieldtrip.

NORTH30FORD · 01-26-2011, 10:38 AM

Thanks for the link, Ryan.

That's a great video and I was very impressed with the set-up. I like see innovative people in action using custom jigs and fixtures to aid in their work. I especially liked the use of rotating frame fixture, fantastic stuff.

Peter

JeffreyJames · 01-26-2011, 10:50 AM

What a fantastic video. I really wish I had the skills of both the craftsman and the film maker. Both are incredible talented for sure....

One thing I thought was funny is how everything is hand made and crafted with a micrometer, powder-coated beautifully then they go ahead and stick STICKER ON IT!! Hahaha!!!

Thanks Ryan.

oneyellowtub · 01-26-2011, 10:59 AM

Really inspiring to watch a "cottage industry" and artist at work. It certainly is more interesting than the other store-bought, mass-produced wares we are use to purchasing. Thanks for posting such a excelllent video.

eddie_zapien · 01-26-2011, 11:11 AM

Thanks, Mr. McFeely! that was a GREAT video!!!

hasty · 01-26-2011, 11:19 AM

Very nice film. I have had a few bike frames custom built and the pleasure of visiting the builder for their advice, seeing it in the process of manufacture and the perfect fit when it is built is very special. I once visited a prosthetics clinic where a guy spent his life carfully carving plaster casts of amputees' stumps to make a pattern so that the new limb would fit comfortably, putting weight/force in all the right places. As well as the metal work skills, a good bike frame builder also has a sensibility for how the geometry and poise of a particular body sits on a frame with the precision of a prosthesis.

Silvair · 01-26-2011, 11:25 AM

Thanks for the great video, now I need to find the money for a new bike!

**paperdog** · 01-26-2011, 11:26 AM

gosh and i think i've accomplished something getting out of bed...

ponchopowered · 01-26-2011, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mosimpson

Cool video. Even cooler that it's all happening in my backyard.
Time for a fieldtrip.

same here its a great thing to see

Tman · 01-26-2011, 11:39 AM

Nothing a mis-appropriated Miller from your former employer can't accomplish!

Zombie Hot Rod · 01-26-2011, 11:44 AM

Yeah. . . that was pretty awesome, extremely well made.

. . . and I must say, there's nothing like watching a craftsman who knows exactly what he's doing build something so effortlessly, it's amazing.

**Big A** · 01-26-2011, 11:52 AM

That guy's got some toys... and some skills. Cool to watch.

thunderbirdesq · 01-26-2011, 12:06 PM

Awesome...

ynottayblock · 01-26-2011, 12:13 PM

Ha! I was wondering if you got my PM...glad I could contribute

01-26-2011, 09:56 AM	#1
Ryan Administrator Join Date: Jan 1995 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 13,688	From Steel For a few months now, I've been working on a series of posts covering the "lost art" of work by the hand and soul. We've covered all kinds of things like firemen ladders, hand painted signs, etc... This post is just an extension of that... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

01-26-2011, 10:03 AM	#2
Frank Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mesquite, TEXAS Posts: 2,338	Re: From Steel Ha! Disregard my PM then. Same thing I was forwarding, just beat me to it.

01-26-2011, 10:04 AM	#3
big creep Old School HAMBer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 2,938	Re: From Steel great video. __________________ Build a bridge and GET OVER IT!

01-26-2011, 10:13 AM	#4
Stutz Alliance Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 307 Wyoming Posts: 1,723	Re: From Steel Gee Whiz, makes me want to go build a bicycle. If only I could work that fast __________________ The "Captain" 1930 Model A Build Need E&J Type 20's...

01-26-2011, 10:21 AM	#5
BOWTIE BROWN Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: STUCKIN KANSAS Posts: 3,323	Re: From Steel Once again , THANX __________________ BOWTIE BROWN YESTERDAY IS A MEMORY ...TOMORROW IS A VISION .....TODAY IS A BITCH WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT.

01-26-2011, 10:26 AM	#6
scottybaccus Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hutto, Texas Posts: 4,192	Re: From Steel Three things: First, I saw a craftsman making works of art from steel. Second, I saw an artisan crafting a documentary through his lens. Nothing I do has anything close to that sort of elegance! Third, Do you have any idea how many bicycles you just sold?! __________________ Shooting down dumb asses one S-10 frame swap at a time... Tejas Malcontents, Hutto Tejas SteelWorks, Inc.

01-26-2011, 10:38 AM	#7
mosimpson Grenade Inspector Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sebastopol, CA Posts: 270	Re: From Steel Cool video. Even cooler that it's all happening in my backyard. Time for a fieldtrip.

01-26-2011, 10:38 AM	#8
NORTH30FORD Alliance Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 166	Re: From Steel Thanks for the link, Ryan. That's a great video and I was very impressed with the set-up. I like see innovative people in action using custom jigs and fixtures to aid in their work. I especially liked the use of rotating frame fixture, fantastic stuff. Peter

01-26-2011, 10:50 AM	#9
JeffreyJames Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SUGAR CITY Posts: 16,015	Re: From Steel What a fantastic video. I really wish I had the skills of both the craftsman and the film maker. Both are incredible talented for sure.... One thing I thought was funny is how everything is hand made and crafted with a micrometer, powder-coated beautifully then they go ahead and stick STICKER ON IT!! Hahaha!!! Thanks Ryan. __________________ I PLAY WITH TIGERS WWW.SUGARCITYSPEEDSHOP.COM CHECK OUT MY INSTAGRAM IMAGES

01-26-2011, 10:59 AM	#10
oneyellowtub Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Near Bell Buckle, Tennessee Posts: 601	Re: From Steel Really inspiring to watch a "cottage industry" and artist at work. It certainly is more interesting than the other store-bought, mass-produced wares we are use to purchasing. Thanks for posting such a excelllent video. __________________ the Professor poor boys tennessee "I've been everywhere man..." -J. Cash

01-26-2011, 11:11 AM	#11
eddie_zapien Grenade Inspector Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Salem, Oregon Posts: 271	Re: From Steel Thanks, Mr. McFeely! that was a GREAT video!!! __________________ Eddie

01-26-2011, 11:19 AM	#12
hasty Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Back in the UK Posts: 1,124	Re: From Steel Very nice film. I have had a few bike frames custom built and the pleasure of visiting the builder for their advice, seeing it in the process of manufacture and the perfect fit when it is built is very special. I once visited a prosthetics clinic where a guy spent his life carfully carving plaster casts of amputees' stumps to make a pattern so that the new limb would fit comfortably, putting weight/force in all the right places. As well as the metal work skills, a good bike frame builder also has a sensibility for how the geometry and poise of a particular body sits on a frame with the precision of a prosthesis.

01-26-2011, 11:25 AM	#13
Silvair Grenade Inspector Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Crown Town, NC Posts: 168	Re: From Steel Thanks for the great video, now I need to find the money for a new bike!

01-26-2011, 11:26 AM	#14
paperdog Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MINN. JUST NORTH OF TWIN CITIES Posts: 4,923	Re: From Steel gosh and i think i've accomplished something getting out of bed... __________________ Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.....

01-26-2011, 11:39 AM	#16
Tman Old School HAMBer Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Beautifull Black Hills of South Dakota Posts: 28,310	Re: From Steel Nothing a mis-appropriated Miller from your former employer can't accomplish! __________________ Open for business, website in developement www.compulsionrodandcustom.com

01-26-2011, 11:44 AM	#17
Zombie Hot Rod Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bronx, NY Posts: 2,341	Re: From Steel Yeah. . . that was pretty awesome, extremely well made. . . . and I must say, there's nothing like watching a craftsman who knows exactly what he's doing build something so effortlessly, it's amazing. __________________ - brian www.AtomicHotRods.com <----- "Psssst, Hot Rod Documentaries and T-Shirts over here."

01-26-2011, 11:52 AM	#18
Big A Alliance Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Niagara Canada. The deep south of the far north Posts: 4,044	Re: From Steel That guy's got some toys... and some skills. Cool to watch. __________________ SFCC... we can do it ourselves. (Canadians use thicker socks) My shoebox build... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=626123

01-26-2011, 12:06 PM	#19
thunderbirdesq Old School HAMBer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Tonawanda, NY Posts: 6,242	Re: From Steel Awesome... __________________ Lost Kustoms~TWICE PIPES~

01-26-2011, 12:13 PM	#20
ynottayblock Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: London Ontario Posts: 1,366	Re: From Steel Ha! I was wondering if you got my PM...glad I could contribute __________________ at the end of the money, there is still some month left

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