I feel the same way. The de-industrialization of America is killing me.
Will my sons end up with a bunch lathes, English wheels, mills and welders when I shuffle off this mortal coil? Yep. Will they have any idea how to use that ephemera? If I do my job correctly they will. It beats the hell out of leaving them my dated electronic devices.
Amen
Source: mymentalrepository
Classic Bike by saxman1597 on Flickr.
A short film about custom motorcycle engineer Shinya Kimura @ Chabott Engineering
by Henrik Hansen
Shinya Kimura, formerly known as the founder of “ZERO” or the so-called “ZERO Style” motorcycles,has launched his own workshop called “chabott engineering” in the city of Azusa, California in 2006.
In his 25 year career in the motorcycle world, Kimura started his own small repair shop named Chabo in 1992, a year before he started ZERO in Japan.
Chabo means “bantam rooster” in Japanese and, to Kimura, it means “back to basics”.
With the rebirth of Chabott engineering (with the fancy double t’s),Kimura will continue his exploration of metal and rubber…or whatever…in new and different ways — not merely building custom motorcycles— but creating functional art by infusing his philosophy and aesthetic values into his sculpturally unique and rolling designs.
… on Flickr.
The Whole World's a Stage
