Glad you see things my way Alan. And really grateful that you have taken the time out to share what you know - and with such enthusiasm too. Not sure if you know Metalshaper, but he is solid gold, just like you. He does videos mostly about restoring old Jeeps, and basically talks us through everything he does, just to help people and pass on the knowledge. Hes also into self reliance and other great stuff and even does videos about keeping chickens!. Of course Lazze is totally great, and Wray too, but above all, I just find it so humbling how guys like you all share stuff simply because they don't want to see the craft dying. What do I think of Wrays shop? I nearly fell over when I saw it! (the camera work was terrific BTW!) And no, Unfortunately, I come from the UK, and now live in the South of France so no real chance of taking classes with him. I have done some fabrication work before though, and was lucky enough to be shown some cool tricks by an old boy who has now sadly long gone, and just love the entire thing. Personally, I would love to see people driving cars and bikes they made, and a yeah, some people do, but nowhere near enough.
I spend so much time creating videos that I actually don't watch as much as I should. I've seen one or two videos of his but not much. Wray's shop is impressive. I've taken one of his classes before so I've had the chance to work in it. The machines are great and the space is so nice for working on a project. Some of the things aren't setup how I would do them, but like I said different ways for different people. The video only does it so much justice. And there is so much more in the way of projects and tools that I simply couldn't fit into a reasonable length video. Thank you!
Its shops like this that makes me want to come the US even with the experience i have u can never have enough and all these modern cars that have the classy lines and curves are no longer made from metal. Jus being involved in a project like that would not only be a pleasure but also a privilege. Nice work everyone
Kyle Ruddock I find that no matter how much we learn someone always has something new to teach us. And sometimes those items, even small ones can make all the difference. I learned things taking a class from Wray for sure. It is nice to be immersed in metal if nothing else.
HotRodHippie. Im still young (ish anyway lol) 32. And as I've said before i do this for a living and i love my job but i feel that im lacking that art and creative pieces that completes the whole enjoyable experience of the day. Even doing the prototype stuff im doing 5 off of something and with each one i do i get a new idea and think ahh that would look good or different better or aid the car in other ways and i feel held back or designers and "dumbing stuff down" or under performing or stating things. U have hot rod shops on every corner and theres the market for proper custom stuff here in the UK people are tight so there isnt the availability or diversity of stuff and there hasnt been a real British car in 30 or so yrs. It saddens me to think that i have so much to offer but dont have the means or market to do it
Kyle Ruddock yea I get that. I work primarily in restoration these days and just recreating something exactly how it was before is pretty stifling to me. I am so much happier when I get to make something that didn't exist before. But a bad day shaping metal still beats a good day pushing papers at a desk. To me anyway.
Love the storage pyramids. I dream of a workshop with such potential. However for now my little shed and some backyard ingenuity will do just fine. Great video I enjoy seeing how others set up shop and what they are capable of. Keep up the good work!
matthew sweetser that's a large part of what I like aboutfilming shops. Everyone has a slightly different approach tour and it is interesting to see that. I too love the storage pyramids but you definitely have to have the room for them.
Hey Alan. Just watched through the video, and gotta tell ya, part of me was blown away, but part of me felt sick... Not because of the work which was simply outstandingly amazing, but of the fact that this trade - like so many others - is just dying out so fast. Europeans used to create rolling works of art. They built colossal structures, enormous machines, powerful civilizations, and basically ruled the earth with inventiveness and determination... But now they just work in service jobs and watch TV. No creativity, no imagination, no ability, no drive, nothing, just blank hopeless sheep that consume. We soooo need people like you, Wray Schelin and Brian over at Metalshaper or MetalmanSweden showing folks not only that there is a whole other world under their noses that they never even knew existed, but that they can take part and become what they used to be - the best....
I couldn't agree more. There are people keeping it alive but it's hard to not see this all as a dying art. I hope to continue to catalog and document the world. Share what knowledge and insight I can to hopefully keep it alive. Do whatever part I can.
I love seeing working shops. LOTS of great ideas like the tool trees and the custom machines. My only complaint is that in between the pieces by Wray I don't like the 9 second, then cut, 9 sec, then cut. That's what regular tv does and it's ADD and maddening. There was so much to see. Why show the snipits and always moving and lots of the same swoopy views of the same machines. I know I'm old school but I love to really see each machine or area. Just my 2c. Thanks for the tour.
I understand the complaint, I do. However I can't stand videos where it is static still shots for 10-20 seconds followed by the same over and over again. Movement creates interest and engagement with the subject being filmed. Still or nearly still shots are just plain boring. Also in a shop like Wrays it would double the length of the video and it is already too long for most people's attention spans. Keeping it moving and engaging helps to keep most people's interests. The same machines pop up multiple times to allow viewers to see more of those machines without having to be a boring standing still shot. I hope that makes sense. It is s filmmaking technique and choice. I cant stand to watch other people's RUclips videos where it's some shaky handheld shots of a shop or tripod standing still shot after standing still shot. At that point it may as well just be a photo slideshow. If I was to make this video again today I'd probably have slowed down a little bit and just included less of things but that's just my style maturing. I hope this makes sense.
HotRodHippie thanks, I agree. Where you shot the cars and interview with Wray was spot on. The slow movement was great to see all the angles because there was so much to see. As a new subscriber I'm getting used to your style and just wanted to say you're on the right track and didn't want to troll you. Keep up the great work, I'm learning a lot.
I appreciate it. I listen to people's input. I know my style can be a bit much for some folks so I'm aiming to find a balance. I'm kind of thinking maybe I could aim to do some photo tours too. I have my website that I have yet to build . Maybe I could write articles about each place I tour and post photos as well as the videos on here.
HotRodHippie balance is good. At first I thought I was going to be overwhelmed with your style. But you are not boring or overly in love with yourself. Big pluses. Your delivery is concise and moves at good pace. Opening yourself to input from the net can be hard because conflicting input. Shop tours are great and done right are lessons in themselves. Things like layout of the shop are very instructional. The overhead views really helped. Maybe a couple of captions on a couple of the more obscure machines? I'm also weird in that I love poking around in the corners and storage sheds to see the "fails" , abandoned and future or weird side projects. Good luck and I'll be watching.....
That is a custom tool Wray made. It is a standard arbor press with three fingers used to shrink metal. The press pushes the one finger in between the other two. It causes a single wrinkle or pucker in the metal. Do that along the edge of a piece, then hammer it flat. Or skip planishing it flat with an English wheel. Doing this will quickly shrink the edge of a panel causing it to round over.
What do you think of Wray's shop? Have you been or taken one of his classes?
Glad you see things my way Alan. And really grateful that you have taken the time out to share what you know - and with such enthusiasm too. Not sure if you know Metalshaper, but he is solid gold, just like you. He does videos mostly about restoring old Jeeps, and basically talks us through everything he does, just to help people and pass on the knowledge. Hes also into self reliance and other great stuff and even does videos about keeping chickens!. Of course Lazze is totally great, and Wray too, but above all, I just find it so humbling how guys like you all share stuff simply because they don't want to see the craft dying.
What do I think of Wrays shop? I nearly fell over when I saw it! (the camera work was terrific BTW!) And no, Unfortunately, I come from the UK, and now live in the South of France so no real chance of taking classes with him. I have done some fabrication work before though, and was lucky enough to be shown some cool tricks by an old boy who has now sadly long gone, and just love the entire thing.
Personally, I would love to see people driving cars and bikes they made, and a yeah, some people do, but nowhere near enough.
I spend so much time creating videos that I actually don't watch as much as I should. I've seen one or two videos of his but not much.
Wray's shop is impressive. I've taken one of his classes before so I've had the chance to work in it. The machines are great and the space is so nice for working on a project. Some of the things aren't setup how I would do them, but like I said different ways for different people. The video only does it so much justice. And there is so much more in the way of projects and tools that I simply couldn't fit into a reasonable length video.
Thank you!
Awsome ,well done video of shop and owner. It gives new insight when watching Wrays aleady great videos. Thanks. Job well done.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
Its shops like this that makes me want to come the US even with the experience i have u can never have enough and all these modern cars that have the classy lines and curves are no longer made from metal. Jus being involved in a project like that would not only be a pleasure but also a privilege. Nice work everyone
Kyle Ruddock I find that no matter how much we learn someone always has something new to teach us. And sometimes those items, even small ones can make all the difference. I learned things taking a class from Wray for sure. It is nice to be immersed in metal if nothing else.
HotRodHippie. Im still young (ish anyway lol) 32. And as I've said before i do this for a living and i love my job but i feel that im lacking that art and creative pieces that completes the whole enjoyable experience of the day. Even doing the prototype stuff im doing 5 off of something and with each one i do i get a new idea and think ahh that would look good or different better or aid the car in other ways and i feel held back or designers and "dumbing stuff down" or under performing or stating things. U have hot rod shops on every corner and theres the market for proper custom stuff here in the UK people are tight so there isnt the availability or diversity of stuff and there hasnt been a real British car in 30 or so yrs. It saddens me to think that i have so much to offer but dont have the means or market to do it
Kyle Ruddock yea I get that. I work primarily in restoration these days and just recreating something exactly how it was before is pretty stifling to me. I am so much happier when I get to make something that didn't exist before. But a bad day shaping metal still beats a good day pushing papers at a desk. To me anyway.
Wray is truly a top tier metalworker! Very nice video, thanks.
Tom thank you very much. He is a wealth of knowledge.
Awesome, loved the views of all the hand made dies.....
There are a lot of great handmade tools in Wray's shop. It really highlights what one can do with the right mindset and materials.
Love the storage pyramids. I dream of a workshop with such potential. However for now my little shed and some backyard ingenuity will do just fine. Great video I enjoy seeing how others set up shop and what they are capable of. Keep up the good work!
matthew sweetser that's a large part of what I like aboutfilming shops. Everyone has a slightly different approach tour and it is interesting to see that.
I too love the storage pyramids but you definitely have to have the room for them.
Great shop with all kind of tools. Beautiful projects too.
This video doesn't even do it justice. The scale of the space, the range of tools, and the scope of the projects is something to behold.
I took his Class last year and I learned a ton and had a great Time! Michael Finney
Finn Fabrication glad to hear it. It is nice to be around other people with the same passion of nothing else.
Just to let you know,i hit the like button for an hour straight
I'm sure RUclips takes Like Button pressing duration into account. 👍👍👍👍
I heard of Wray and did not know he is from Ma. Great vid!
bill beckett his shop has been in Charlton Mass for a few years now. It's a massive facility with a lot of cool stuff going on.
Hey Alan. Just watched through the video, and gotta tell ya, part of me was blown away, but part of me felt sick... Not because of the work which was simply outstandingly amazing, but of the fact that this trade - like so many others - is just dying out so fast. Europeans used to create rolling works of art. They built colossal structures, enormous machines, powerful civilizations, and basically ruled the earth with inventiveness and determination... But now they just work in service jobs and watch TV. No creativity, no imagination, no ability, no drive, nothing, just blank hopeless sheep that consume.
We soooo need people like you, Wray Schelin and Brian over at Metalshaper or MetalmanSweden showing folks not only that there is a whole other world under their noses that they never even knew existed, but that they can take part and become what they used to be - the best....
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I couldn't agree more. There are people keeping it alive but it's hard to not see this all as a dying art. I hope to continue to catalog and document the world. Share what knowledge and insight I can to hopefully keep it alive. Do whatever part I can.
I love seeing working shops. LOTS of great ideas like the tool trees and the custom machines. My only complaint is that in between the pieces by Wray I don't like the 9 second, then cut, 9 sec, then cut. That's what regular tv does and it's ADD and maddening. There was so much to see. Why show the snipits and always moving and lots of the same swoopy views of the same machines. I know I'm old school but I love to really see each machine or area. Just my 2c. Thanks for the tour.
I understand the complaint, I do. However I can't stand videos where it is static still shots for 10-20 seconds followed by the same over and over again. Movement creates interest and engagement with the subject being filmed. Still or nearly still shots are just plain boring. Also in a shop like Wrays it would double the length of the video and it is already too long for most people's attention spans. Keeping it moving and engaging helps to keep most people's interests. The same machines pop up multiple times to allow viewers to see more of those machines without having to be a boring standing still shot.
I hope that makes sense. It is s filmmaking technique and choice. I cant stand to watch other people's RUclips videos where it's some shaky handheld shots of a shop or tripod standing still shot after standing still shot. At that point it may as well just be a photo slideshow. If I was to make this video again today I'd probably have slowed down a little bit and just included less of things but that's just my style maturing. I hope this makes sense.
HotRodHippie thanks, I agree. Where you shot the cars and interview with Wray was spot on. The slow movement was great to see all the angles because there was so much to see. As a new subscriber I'm getting used to your style and just wanted to say you're on the right track and didn't want to troll you. Keep up the great work, I'm learning a lot.
I appreciate it. I listen to people's input. I know my style can be a bit much for some folks so I'm aiming to find a balance.
I'm kind of thinking maybe I could aim to do some photo tours too. I have my website that I have yet to build . Maybe I could write articles about each place I tour and post photos as well as the videos on here.
HotRodHippie balance is good. At first I thought I was going to be overwhelmed with your style. But you are not boring or overly in love with yourself. Big pluses. Your delivery is concise and moves at good pace. Opening yourself to input from the net can be hard because conflicting input.
Shop tours are great and done right are lessons in themselves. Things like layout of the shop are very instructional. The overhead views really helped. Maybe a couple of captions on a couple of the more obscure machines? I'm also weird in that I love poking around in the corners and storage sheds to see the "fails" , abandoned and future or weird side projects. Good luck and I'll be watching.....
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Hello! Anybody knows may be: what is a thing in video (on 9 min,18 sec)? For what?
That is a custom tool Wray made. It is a standard arbor press with three fingers used to shrink metal. The press pushes the one finger in between the other two. It causes a single wrinkle or pucker in the metal. Do that along the edge of a piece, then hammer it flat. Or skip planishing it flat with an English wheel. Doing this will quickly shrink the edge of a panel causing it to round over.
Great video, too bad the background music has to always be so loud?
Sorry you feel that way. It is at least 20 decibels quieter than the speaking portions, not sure if it plays back oddly for you.