Best Metal Shapers on the HAMB?

Just wondering....

 

I'll never claim to be the best - but I do a lot, and have spent a lifetime collecting tools to help me out.

Here's a couple of mine - a homebuilt tub body, a RPU drag car body and chassis (a little battle scarred now), and a customized '46 truck

 

Not just on the hamb, but creating hamb-worthy pieces!

How about our buddy Zach Suhr? Hope he doesn't mind me lifting these pics off his facebook page...

 

Jimmy B is very talented, take a look:

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=585136

 

This ought to be good.

 

Wow, thanks Andy!

 

hands down it's Kulturepimp "Godspeed Rides" of Brownsburg, IN ask for Thom

 

There are a ton of them, ElPolacko always impresses me with his frames and tool fabrication, he shapes some heavy metal to his will. The there is always Cole. Jim Sibley. Da Tinman. And a whole lot more...

 

I can bend spoons using only my mind!

 

Alex- (Metalshapes) on here comes to mind obviously. As well as Steve (ElPolacko) and Jim Sibley.

 

Brian Bass, Jesse James, Steve (ElPolacko)

 

Damn good. Going to hook up with him very shortly.

 

Jeb

 

Zach Suhr
Redtop
Rex Rogers
Skoty Chops
Brian Bass
That guy doing the Weesner creations
Cole Foster

There's so many it's hard to keep track. Now who has no business shaping metal? Well that's easy. Jeffrey James.

 

Subscribing

 

Tough question.. there is so much talent on the HAMB, I am impressed every day by many HAMBers.. Lots of deserving folks will be missed by this list.. Kinda like asking who's the prettiest woman.

 

Whether it be steel or aluminum, Chris Davenport (Salt Flats Speed Shop) is one of the great metal shapers. But, as said, there are a LOT of great ones out there!

 

me by far...

as long as you get to use bondo. haha

 

Another vote for "metalshapes" here on the HAMB

 

My thoughts exactly, I see some of the projects and work these guys do and it amazes me . How they can bend and form steel and mke it look so good . I love the chevy with the merc nose on it. That just blew me away how well he got it to fit without filler. I would have had 5 gallons of bondo in that

 

Damn geriatric memory...

He's a Brit, his name's David Gardiner, www.metalshapingzone.com, his avatar is a driver's side rear 3/4 view of a full fendered '34 three window in bare metal that he's built, I can't remember his screen name here. I bought his DVD a year ago, worthwhile investment for an amateur would-be panel beater like me. He does great stuff with an english wheel and power hammers, but also with minimal hand tools.

 

Thats Mindover

 

Holy Shit how could I forget him? Chris is incredible!!!!!!!!! He's gotta be in the top one or two I'd imagine.

 

Bass gets my vote, not just for the metal finishing/shaping/fabricating, but mostly for the vision to make the form/function perfect.

 

Yup, thanks T.

 

Already been said, but ElPolacko still continues to both amaze and piss me off every day!

 

to me Bass, has "the eye".
not to say others might have better skills, they might, but Brian subttly improves the OG ford designs.

and frames... both he and elpackoloco... are awesome!!!

 

I just hammered out my first firewall out of 3003 Aluminum yesterday. So whos the best metal shaper here...... lets just say its not me!

 

I just had my RPU firewall recessed by Paul Wright. Great work and very interesting guy. He's near Austin and only does "word of mouth" work but he is specially good on small repairs, reproducing old panels on traditional rods and small one-off fab stuff. He's built a fine '32 coupe from about 6 different body remains.

Find him at IrishPol on here. But don't bother if your car is not old school.

 

Jon Bingham has my vote, http://www.themetalsurgeon.com/