Small Galvanized trays floating around the shop.

Having fun with funnels… Oversized Stainless Funnels TIG welded.

Stainless steel cart with a removable handle and center panel.

Custom tap handles made for the Blue Jays of Ohio Brewing Society…B.O.O.B.S. Third year in a row making similar prizes.

Had to make a replacement fender for this crash trailer. I guess they don’t handle the side impacts…We ended up watching some videos of this trailer on YouTube….pretty impressive! The trailer compacts and coils like spaghetti!

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How does your shop train new hires and current employees? It takes ingenuity to train while keeping a small shop humming. Here’s how Barnes MetalCrafters does it. Read more here….

Just a few of our new projects we have custom made….

Working in a job shop or any small, tightknit organization requires attributes beyond job skills. If you don’t measure up, you might find yourself voted off the island and out the door. Read more here 

Continuing a theme explored by Josh Welton in a previous post on thefabricator.com, Nick Martin shares his experience exhibiting his shop’s custom products at festivals and farmer’s markets. Read more here.…

Custom fabricating shops bid all kinds of jobs. Sometimes these jobs involve materials and processes beyond those the shop typically encounters. They make for interesting work that can require brushing up on little-used skills. Building a copper chimney cap was just such a job for Barnes MetalCrafters, one that resulted in a beautiful, functional work of art. Read more here.…