Paul Gibson | Framebuilder & Scribler
@ellisbriggs.bsky.social
Steel frames, slow work, and moral philosophy at the bench. Exploring what craft can still teach us about value and care.
Writing: https://ellisbriggs.substack.com/
Craft preservation: https://www.patreon.com/cw/EllisBriggs
Writing: https://ellisbriggs.substack.com/
Craft preservation: https://www.patreon.com/cw/EllisBriggs
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There are only a handful of us left who still build and repair steel bike frames.
Framebuilding grew from the old working-class engineering shops, the same lineage that powered the Industrial Revolution.
It’s not nostalgia; it’s what happens when care stubbornly survives against so-called progress.
Framebuilding grew from the old working-class engineering shops, the same lineage that powered the Industrial Revolution.
It’s not nostalgia; it’s what happens when care stubbornly survives against so-called progress.
Productivity, Efficiency.. these are not the vocabulary of a craftsman, they are attempts to apply spreadsheet logic to a human process.
#craft #workshop #handmade #bicycle #framebuilding #craftsmanship #workethic #moralcraft #slowmaking #makers
#craft #workshop #handmade #bicycle #framebuilding #craftsmanship #workethic #moralcraft #slowmaking #makers
November 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Productivity, Efficiency.. these are not the vocabulary of a craftsman, they are attempts to apply spreadsheet logic to a human process.
#craft #workshop #handmade #bicycle #framebuilding #craftsmanship #workethic #moralcraft #slowmaking #makers
#craft #workshop #handmade #bicycle #framebuilding #craftsmanship #workethic #moralcraft #slowmaking #makers
Reposted by Paul Gibson | Framebuilder & Scribler
Just dropped a new video! 🎥
I visited the Samson Bicycles workshop in Fukuoka.
I couldn’t pass up the chance to ride one of his beautifully built bicycles. Japanese steel is real!
#SamsonBicycles #HandmadeInJapan #SteelIsReal #FrameBuilder
▶️ youtu.be/TNk1CrdFyiQ
I visited the Samson Bicycles workshop in Fukuoka.
I couldn’t pass up the chance to ride one of his beautifully built bicycles. Japanese steel is real!
#SamsonBicycles #HandmadeInJapan #SteelIsReal #FrameBuilder
▶️ youtu.be/TNk1CrdFyiQ
A Ride to Remember with Samson Bicycles, Japanese hand built steel frame maker
YouTube video by AussieInJapan
youtu.be
May 24, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Just dropped a new video! 🎥
I visited the Samson Bicycles workshop in Fukuoka.
I couldn’t pass up the chance to ride one of his beautifully built bicycles. Japanese steel is real!
#SamsonBicycles #HandmadeInJapan #SteelIsReal #FrameBuilder
▶️ youtu.be/TNk1CrdFyiQ
I visited the Samson Bicycles workshop in Fukuoka.
I couldn’t pass up the chance to ride one of his beautifully built bicycles. Japanese steel is real!
#SamsonBicycles #HandmadeInJapan #SteelIsReal #FrameBuilder
▶️ youtu.be/TNk1CrdFyiQ
Reposted by Paul Gibson | Framebuilder & Scribler
Pegoretti Elio - The Full Film https://youtu.be/ZVJ1BTXpJcA?feature=shared #SteelisReal
Pegoretti Elio - The Full Film
YouTube video by Dario Pegoretti
youtu.be
September 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Pegoretti Elio - The Full Film https://youtu.be/ZVJ1BTXpJcA?feature=shared #SteelisReal
ellisbriggs.substack.com/p/learning-t...
in craft, knowledge is embodied by all the senses
#craft #craftsmaship #bicycles #steelisreal #materialintelligence #workmanshipofrisk
in craft, knowledge is embodied by all the senses
#craft #craftsmaship #bicycles #steelisreal #materialintelligence #workmanshipofrisk
Learning to See
Learning to See: Perception, Judgement, and the Moral Education of the Hand
ellisbriggs.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
ellisbriggs.substack.com/p/learning-t...
in craft, knowledge is embodied by all the senses
#craft #craftsmaship #bicycles #steelisreal #materialintelligence #workmanshipofrisk
in craft, knowledge is embodied by all the senses
#craft #craftsmaship #bicycles #steelisreal #materialintelligence #workmanshipofrisk
Framebuilding is the last remnant of Britain’s engineering crafts that still produces for everyday use. It’s not art, not industry, not hobby. It’s the workshop as it once was... small, skilled, local, and quietly moral.
November 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Framebuilding is the last remnant of Britain’s engineering crafts that still produces for everyday use. It’s not art, not industry, not hobby. It’s the workshop as it once was... small, skilled, local, and quietly moral.
There are only a handful of us left who still build and repair steel bike frames.
Framebuilding grew from the old working-class engineering shops, the same lineage that powered the Industrial Revolution.
It’s not nostalgia; it’s what happens when care stubbornly survives against so-called progress.
Framebuilding grew from the old working-class engineering shops, the same lineage that powered the Industrial Revolution.
It’s not nostalgia; it’s what happens when care stubbornly survives against so-called progress.
November 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
There are only a handful of us left who still build and repair steel bike frames.
Framebuilding grew from the old working-class engineering shops, the same lineage that powered the Industrial Revolution.
It’s not nostalgia; it’s what happens when care stubbornly survives against so-called progress.
Framebuilding grew from the old working-class engineering shops, the same lineage that powered the Industrial Revolution.
It’s not nostalgia; it’s what happens when care stubbornly survives against so-called progress.