split lanes

awesome.

2012-01-31T12:37:00.007-05:00

split-hoes

exactly how i like to start my day.

thanks for the help scott.

get over it

2012-01-27T02:26:00.004-05:00

skinny is the name of the game.

going in a new direction

2012-01-23T16:10:00.005-05:00

i asked brandon for a little bit of creative input on the bike so he said "send the tank out, i have a few ideas." less than a week later i get the tank back with a relocated bunghole and this. he is a craftsman AND and artist. it inspires me to do something mind blowing like change my furnace filter.

as clayton says

2012-01-20T11:02:00.002-05:00

test fit test fit test fit test fit test fit test fit test fit test fit. I think they need to go up an inch or two but we're getting close.

it was one of those nights

2012-01-19T01:56:00.001-05:00

where nothing was really working in my favor.

show and tell

2012-01-18T00:01:00.003-05:00

today i got an awesome package from tim. support this mag, they are really good dudes doing something really cool. got the missing link for my exhaust and they sent me a free hat, oh boy.

one of the coolest birthday pressents ever

2012-01-16T23:13:00.002-05:00

super old straight razor. thanks scott.

ground control to major tom

2012-01-13T02:39:00.002-05:00

i started on some mid controls tonight, not really sure where im going with these. its cold and snowing, winter is officially here.

paint!

2012-01-09T23:29:00.002-05:00

got my tank back from my buddy bucko yesterday, pretty stoked. clean and simple.

i cant remember

2012-01-07T01:02:00.002-05:00

who took this photo it was either lee or andy, fall of 2009 i believe.

the weed was laced

2012-01-05T01:49:00.006-05:00

got out to the garage to lace the new front wheel, everything went well all things considered and when i went to true it, wha wha. so i hit it with a hammer, not to fix it though just to hit it. got a new rim ordered, lets try this again.

if you dont know

2012-01-03T01:01:00.002-05:00

now you know.

cold winter nights

2011-12-28T01:05:00.003-05:00

got some stuff, did some work. counter sunk and installed my shift lever from Clayton, got my Richmond spool hub from Brandon and a sweet care package from lee. i did some other stuff that actually counts as work but i didn't take pictures.

sweet shovel

2011-12-27T00:21:00.002-05:00

correction: Rooster's Frisco shovel. thanks max.

work from last week

2011-12-26T00:19:00.001-05:00

care package

2011-12-24T01:14:00.005-05:00

The Herr household got a care package from San Francisco today. thank you so much Cheryl and Clayton, you guys are great.

Pinkies Bakery
1196 Folsom Street
San Francisco

The Shop
Steel Fabrication
claytonstorms@gmail.com

the haints

2011-12-20T23:15:00.005-05:00

congratulations on getting organized enough to get a building together. as a shop warming gift i got you guys a security system. he goes by the name "wolf", loves fried bologna sandwiches and he'll be there tomorrow in his 82' ford bronco with a case of "col-ber". enjoy.

summer 2009

2011-12-19T22:28:00.000-05:00

good friends are hard to come by part 2

last night

2011-12-19T01:11:00.002-05:00

josh johnson organized a benefit show for us to help offset the cost of our medical bills. thank you to everyone from the bottom of our hearts who came out or donated and thank you to these guys for playing the show.

summer 2011

2011-12-17T09:13:00.000-05:00

my buddy brad and i.

september 2009

2011-12-15T00:54:00.002-05:00

good friends are hard to come by

photo: greg whitaker

good stuff

2011-12-11T21:47:00.002-05:00

GORGEOUS GEORGE

2011-12-11T01:34:00.000-05:00

thanks so much man, you rule.

SHOW CLASS 4

2011-12-09T17:54:00.003-05:00

issue 4 is on sale, there is some really good stuff in there and make sure to pick up a calendar while you are at it but make sure to do do it soon, the new year is almost here.

MERCA!

2011-12-09T09:52:00.002-05:00

the litle boss

2011-12-07T02:18:00.002-05:00

showin me where things go.

GO!!!

2011-12-06T10:44:00.001-05:00

work from last week

2011-12-06T00:28:00.006-05:00

smith street flash, Sailor Jerry inspired shark and custom skull/thundercloud thing lightening, that's its official name.

rippled exhaust

2011-11-29T00:52:00.008-05:00

my buddy Clayton makes and sells this awesome exhaust tubing. heavy gauge stuff, made the right way, no junk here. he's been making this stuff a long time, every piece is hand made by him, he doesn't have it made somewhere else and re-sell it with his name on it. for info on purchasing some or for questions about other custom fabrication pieces contact him at claytonstorms@gmail.com

slowly

2011-11-26T10:31:00.002-05:00

ED ROTH

2011-11-24T21:42:00.002-05:00

for sale

2011-11-23T23:43:00.007-05:00

contact me for any more information or to buy splitlanes@yahoo.com

64' xlch motor with title

yes we do

2011-11-23T00:16:00.001-05:00

work

2011-11-19T00:17:00.004-05:00

got to do this sweet jerry girl today.

heads

2011-11-15T10:50:00.007-05:00

flathead, panhead, shovelhead, crackhead. we went to a "bike show" in Indianapolis over the weekend, it just ended up being a bunch of vendors and Juice and Tigg from S.O.A. but we got to see this guy wrestle his bike on our way home.

slowly

2011-11-13T01:34:00.002-05:00

thank you

2011-11-11T09:29:00.007-05:00

to all veterans past and present for your service and sacrifice to our country.

where to begin

2011-11-09T23:59:00.006-05:00

Otto was hospitalized Saturday with bad flu like symptoms and dehydration, after two days of tests with no answers he was transferred to Indianapolis where an abscess in his leg most likely caused by a vaccination shot was discovered in less than 12 hours. Otto is doing great now that he is on some medication and can hopefully come home tomorrow or Friday. thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers.

really?

2011-11-03T22:40:00.003-04:00

i have never hid the fact

2011-11-02T08:41:00.003-04:00

that i hate painting but its something thats good to do in the slow season, it keeps you interested in work kinda like fixing everything on your bike over the winter. last week was the first time i actually finished a sheet of flash that i started and the first time i received an old hunting knife as a tip.

sorry

2011-10-31T22:06:00.004-04:00

to show that they are sorry and to thank those of you who are dedicated readers SHOW CLASS is throwing a BBQ. if you are in the area you should definitely check it out. your magazine will be in your mailbox shortly.

slow week

2011-10-30T00:49:00.001-04:00

so i rebuilt some old spaulding machines.

champion

2011-10-29T00:19:00.003-04:00

i must of passed this wall one hundred times and every time say to myself i should get a picture of it before i pass it one day and its gone. the building is every bit of 100 years old.

Framey Winehouse

2011-10-26T01:44:00.006-04:00

this fame had a few issues when i bought it but im slowly getting those taken care of. one problem in particular was the floor board tabs, i guess i should say tab because only one existed. one had been hacked off the other didnt have enough meat on it to support a mid mount. cut, sand, break something, weld. rehab for frames.

he's tougher than you

2011-10-23T01:23:00.002-04:00

already Dave. Rigid rear and front. -Lee Bender

fingers

2011-10-21T10:19:00.004-04:00

fingers from death science made these stainless mids for me. they are perfect, thanks again buddy.

fourty 4d

2011-10-20T13:14:00.002-04:00

this is one of my best friends brian's cherry original 1940 ford. just the right amount of hot rod touches and the black lacquer is beautiful.

this blows me away

2011-10-19T13:35:00.001-04:00

i posted the first video a while ago, the second one is a follow up on the piece he was making. its just amazing to me the skill and beauty of this work.

David A Smith - Sign Artist from Danny Cooke on Vimeo.

David A Smith - Elaborate Victorian Style Mirror from Danny Cooke on Vimeo.

amazing

2011-10-18T00:06:00.001-04:00

pumpkin cannon

2011-10-16T23:55:00.004-04:00

we went to a farm today that has a pumpkin cannon that my father in-law's friend built, it was awesome to say the least.

barnacles

2011-10-13T09:54:00.003-04:00

my buddy brian pulled this 1970 triumph out of the back of a barn yesterday, pretty sweet.

#46

2011-10-12T01:07:00.002-04:00

2011-10-07T01:20:00.003-04:00

brian has fire hazard floors and i have giant spiders. i opened up the brake drum tonight to find this fella, spiders didn't use to really bother me much but as i was standing in the doorway using my magic box to find a reference picture to identify the spider another one used his magic web spinning powers to drop down right in front of my face. i think i hate spiders now.

its been one of those days

2011-10-06T15:34:00.007-04:00

do yourself a favor

trading parts

2011-10-04T18:02:00.005-04:00

jason from special 79 helped me out with a primary for the bike, thanks a lot man.

otto

2011-09-29T23:21:00.004-04:00

i havent posted much work lately. this is a mike malone design i did on my wife today.

martinsville swap

2011-09-26T16:07:00.003-04:00

i went to the walnecks swap in martinsville sunday. i got a few little things that were pretty cool but the coolest thing there was this roller that bobby picked up. it was painted in the 70s by Ed Roth, it was a really cool thing to get to see in person.

the brooklyn invitational

2011-09-22T23:22:00.003-04:00

was awesome, josh kurpius took me it was really nice of him. i was kind of a wall flower though. thanks josh.

#40

2011-09-22T00:44:00.003-04:00

another one for lucas.

done

2011-09-15T23:45:00.005-04:00

after hitting every roadblock imaginable, my engine is finally done. wes thank you for all the time and effort you put into it and bus thanks for getting me the parts i needed.

the move

2011-09-12T00:02:00.004-04:00

has been great, the new shop im at stays very busy but i did have time to do a painting for some new business cards.

im not so sure about this

2011-09-09T02:05:00.003-04:00

Peter Frameton

2011-09-07T09:31:00.002-04:00

i scored this 48 panhead frame off a buddy the other day, a few tiny cracks here and there but nothing that cant be fixed. pretty stoked, i think its gonna look better than the paughco frame i originally had for the build.

do you think she said yes?

2011-09-06T08:59:00.003-04:00

i stole this from jason hoodrich

shoebox

2011-09-04T02:03:00.003-04:00

my buddy nick has got this sweet 50 tudor for sale or trade. for more info and pictures get a hold of him directly at: njgaylor@gmail.com

some parts for sale

2011-09-01T00:57:00.009-04:00

email me for more details. dont like the price, make me an offer.

$45 shipped

$100 shipped
$40 shipped

jerimiah

2011-08-25T23:02:00.006-04:00

i found a couple girls that want to meet and hang out with you next time you're down here. they told me to take this photo, they really want you to bring some cheetos.

time for a change

2011-08-23T22:24:00.002-04:00

i will now be tattooing at genuine tattoo on south walnut. stop in and get tattooed or just to say hi and check out the shop.

#31

2011-08-22T21:54:00.002-04:00

ride to the bride or the jail

2011-08-18T09:44:00.014-04:00

a bunch of friends stopped by on their week long rolling bachelor party, chicago to tennessee in one week. good friends and good times. jeremiah almost got us all arrested, sorry for partyin!

go to this

2011-08-16T22:21:00.003-04:00

"i want her to be chunky..."

2011-08-11T23:35:00.004-04:00

"and could you make the boobs a little bigger?"
needless to say, it was a good day at work.

sweet little jerry piece

2011-08-06T00:51:00.001-04:00

last thing of the day, pretty happy with it.

this photo and song

2011-08-05T00:01:00.002-04:00

give me chills

hot rods 'n hillbillies

2011-07-30T22:38:00.011-04:00

some of the amazing bikes that came to the show this year. thanks everyone for coming out and having a good time. no cool guy attitudes and no problems.

ichiro's amazing flatty

kevin's perfect pan

fritzs' shovel in a custom softail frame
paul's new sportster by ardcore
bobby's beautiful coney island special
wes' david mann shovel
adam's new bike
these two were really cool but i never got a name, sorry.

for lee

2011-07-28T23:38:00.004-04:00

dietzel

2011-07-22T09:11:00.001-04:00

inspired piece i did recently.

post 138

2011-07-20T10:00:00.002-04:00

its post 138, its poooooost 138!

issue 2 on sale now

2011-07-15T23:48:00.002-04:00

if you missed the first issue you're blowing it, make sure you get the second one and totally redeem yourself!

if you live in the N.C. area

2011-07-15T23:46:00.001-04:00

a few

2011-07-15T11:35:00.002-04:00

really nice bikes, stolen from magazines i have.

baller

2011-07-09T10:22:00.003-04:00

fake people

2011-07-07T10:05:00.002-04:00

what kind of loser buys this stuff on ebay?

happy birthday otto/america

2011-07-05T01:35:00.010-04:00

this weekend otto turned 1 so naturally i let him drive the truck. some good friends from chicago came down to spend the weekend with us and have a good time. he got a slip n' slide that the big boys eventually took over and of course destroyed, "hey im brad, wanna see me break something?!?!". jerimiah made his own fireworks that thankfully didnt work, josh "repaired" his pushrod, we picked up some supplies and then the party really began. it was really good to see everyone, thanks for everything, lets do it again next year.

beauty clark

2011-06-26T09:43:00.001-04:00

gone gone gone

2011-06-23T00:33:00.000-04:00

a couple things for sale

2011-06-20T00:29:00.001-04:00

contact me for more info.

i have been

2011-06-16T00:42:00.003-04:00

doing more painting lately, heres one i did for one of my bestest buddies scott so he never loses his wrench and the bird i painted the other day as a tattoo.

work

2011-06-12T00:27:00.003-04:00

is it a shrunken head or was it already really small?

paint

2011-06-07T16:18:00.004-04:00

painted then sealed with fishing rod varnish, in case you want to fish with it. $30 framed and shipped.

went to the races tonight

2011-06-03T23:03:00.002-04:00

always a good time.

brad

2011-05-31T11:17:00.003-04:00

you rule, thank you so much. the ups man just handed it to me and shook his head. now does anyone know how this works?

thank you

2011-05-30T00:19:00.002-04:00

to every man and woman who has served to protect our country and our our freedom.

for sold

2011-05-21T01:30:00.003-04:00

cant keep them all.

2011-05-19T01:30:00.001-04:00

show class magazine

2011-05-16T10:02:00.003-04:00

im sure you know but in case you dont the first issue is at the printer and they are taking pre-orders now. click the link on the side of the page to put your order in, you wont be disappointed.

done

2011-05-14T02:40:00.003-04:00

a little tweaking here and there, clean up and nickle plate. one more piece down.

ski masks

2011-05-11T20:03:00.000-04:00

are period correct......

2011-05-11T02:45:00.001-04:00

chuck ragan and social distortion

2011-05-07T01:50:00.001-04:00

good times.