You see TV build guys on a 42 minute show doing a custom car, and they spend 2 minutes of the show on actual fabrication, and 40 minutes on fabricated drama. This was 42 minutes of pure genius. Thank you for sharing your talent and thought process!

No macho egotistical attitude and no heavy metal music playing in the background. It's nice to see a real craftsman at work.

The measuring and meticulous working of the metal is everything. I was a sheet metal mechanic for twin engine civilian prototype aircraft fuselage and wing panels back in the sixties. The fuselage and wing panels had to fit perfectly down to 3 millimeter’s. I was there when it made its maiden flight. It was a thrill to see it take off with the designer and the test pilot knowing that their lives were at stake. The plane was called an Aerostar.

You don't look old enough to have acumulated all these great skills. Its obvious you have a natural born aptitude for this high quality workmanship. You are also a very good instructor, carefully explaining all the whats and whys. I much appreciate your videos.

Much improved since this freshman work. Here you learned the kinks before grace. Even so this effort matters. Not the most beautiful thing. Yet the Minnesota heart begins on the anvil

Great job and impeccable explanation on a high quality video. This is so underrated! This video should be in the hundreds of thousands of views.

I was so astonished when I first learned that the way these shapes were once achieved was by hammering sheet over what looked like a wooden ribcage made rom 2”x4”s. And here all this time I believed that there was an employment of quite different methods. Today we have so much technology and computer design softwares to aid in these efforts, that it would seem logical that these old and original methods for doing bodywork had basically been disposed of so that the present day technologies could be embraced and better learned. Not every mechanic builder necessarily likes to mull over a computer and literally plot one point at a time on CAD software either, I know I wouldn’t. So why not embrace the older ways of doing it?! Thanks for sharing, and beautiful work there!! Great music and clean shop, too!!

I am restoring a 66 El Camino that's pretty much a rust bucket and I am having to make a lot of panels myself. I have a small English Wheel very little metal working tools but I am making it work. Your work is awesome and inspiring just watching your videos has given me a new edge thanks so much for sharing. Lee

Dude!!!...You're a Great teacher...thank you for sharing your knowledge

I couldn’t look away unbelievable craftsmanship keep them coming

Chris, you're doing great work, I really appreciate seeing the metal shrinking in action. Thanks for sharing!

Probably one of the most relaxing car builds I've seen,that soothing jazz.

I've watched your cars come together on social media and always been inspired but this video is so amazing I can't thank you enough.

Chris, you have NO idea, how much I appreciate you taking your time out to teach us. Love your organica nd sensual work. And the jazz!!

Ok, I've just stumbled across this video, and it's hands down the most watchable metal fabrication video I've ever seen. Instructive, relaxing, interesting - this is genuinely on a par with a good TV show.

I love that these skills are coming back into prominence... Amazing work and thank you for the knowledge.

I was drawn to the picture of your car's curves and sleek lines. Decided to watch video. Had no idea what to expect. I just wanted to commend you with a big pat on the back. Your explanation of attention to details needed to accomplish this feat are absolutely tremendous. It was utter joy listening to your tutorial. You are totally on track as you hone in on the task. Making a video and teaching all the while. God Bless You and best wishes for a long life doing what you LOVE. And you are just a young fella. PHENOMENAL !

I've wanted to see how this art works for decades. Thank you for revealing it like this, and thanks for including the bumps along the way.

thank you for making these videos. Really appreciate you going to the trouble of explaining your thought processes. Many craftsmen like you show how they work and never say a word. What is going on in your head and why you choose a certain path really helps. Pleas e keep making them!

having been a sheet metal worker and fabricator for many years , this took me back to my youth when i worked with a guy who made bodies with compound curves ,he didnt have a shrinker in the 60,s a wheel and gas,to get the curve he would pie slice the sheet and gas weld them ,then hammer weld the joins, i could never do do this , he made it look easy , but im impressed by chris as he is a young man

You know that the man is a master craftsman when he simplifies his teachings and makes it look simple! Eager to see more!

Your attention to detail is inspiring!

Great video,thank you. The grade of metal used and heat treating makes so much difference. Aluminium is so lovely to work with. I repair old aircraft and enjoy it so much.

I hope your channel get a lot more subscribers and views, the knowledge that you are sharing is getting rarer by the minute.

Thanks for your detailed explanation! It's really cool to hear the thought process behind various decisions.

A pleasure to watch a master workman! Thank You sir, great work!

Wow what an amazing job. I could watch your videos all day. Thank you for showing these.

Thank you for the video, I'll never use this type of art, but I watched your genius all the way through.

Thanks for such a great video! Very inspirational! Really enjoyed your commentary, thoughts and instructions throughout the video, you have a talent for conveying your knowledge. Hope you have time keep more coming 😀 Cheers from Tasmania.👍

Awesome---great attitude. You look to be enjoying this work as much as I watching---Thanks

Amazing work! Glad to finally find an in-depth video focused on pure craftsmanship!

FANTASTIC JOB YOU ARE DOING FRIEND

You’re a wizard! Thanks for teaching us your incredible craft. One of the best vids on KZfaq.

This guy has the patience of a saint. So well explained and with no ego. He just gets on with each task in a well proportioned manner. Hat's off to him, a true craftsman- and did anyone watching miss the usual AC/DC type crap music thundering in the background? I mean, did the fact that you could hear every single word of what he was saying sound good? Absolutely! So why do other KZfaqrs feel they have to drown their video's with utter shit music? I did mention AC/DC didn't I? Well done sir!

What a master! Awesome work. Love the jazz in the background

Great vid, appreciated your workmanship and your explanation of the different methods used. all the best!

Videos like this from a true master craftsmen are repositories for knowledge in a sea of planned obsolescence. This sort of knowledge is becoming rare, and as we become more and more dumbed down this video will become priceless. Someday, not so far in the future, we are going to need to relearn how to make things and this video like those other master craftsmen who shared their expertise will be the seed from which a new society is built. Thank you.

I love aluminum all my work has been steel. My equipment was all home made but worked excellent. .thanks 50 years of woking metal and still learning..great job

This might be my favorite video on youtube. Learned more about working metal in 40 minutes than i could imagine.

I am just amazed at what you can do to make the metal take the shape you have in your mind. You sir, are truly an old school craftsman.

Chris, this is just wonderful, really enjoyed every minute of your video. Thank you

Nothing like a craft that will never die and someone that is trained in applying that trade. Fantastic!!

came across this video and my jaw was on my computer table. Thank you for taking time to show the technique and explaining how it is done. Beautiful work. I am going to binge watch your other videos

As a young amateur, I am forever grateful seeing videos like this. Artists like yours should be held up against others in whatever industry they're in. You didn't have to educate the whole people here - yet you took the time and effort on probably posting one of the most explanatory and step by step approach in whole youtube about metal shaping. Thank you, very much.

You have no idea how much I appreciate you sharing your processes. You're helping me pursue my own dream in doing so.

I accidentally happened onto your channel and I'm glad I did. I'm a retired precision machinist. I did alot of prototype work for mechanical engineering for most of my career. But this metal shaping (shrinking and stretching) is obviously an art! The patience and foresight involved is incredible! Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful work, I love the hands on style and feeling the pull in the metal. I also enjoyed your down to earth explanation of how and why you make each change to the metal. Makes me want to have a go.

OUTSTANDING, this young fellow realizes fabrication is not a race and involves patience. I would definitely watch his show on motor trend . His passion is overwhelming as well as educational.

Well that was amazing. I always wondered how an English wheel and shrinking worked. Thanks for a great no fuss video.

Very cool! My grandfather used to work on old Noorduyn Norseman planes and did a lot of body work but I was so young and never really saw how he did it. As I grew older he was doing more fiberglass which is totally different. Thanks for sharing!

Wow this is a great video. I always wondered how metal was shrunk and curved. To me what you are able to do is simply incredible. This borders on magic. Thanks so much for sharing your skill with us!!

I saw you on Leno's Garage and WOW, your work is amazing! Still can't wrap my brain around how your "shrinking" hammer does it's job without expanding and stretching the sheet metal, simply incredible! You're a sculptor man.

I"m in absolute awe. You are a true master-craftsman. Way beyond "nice job". Thank you.

The jazz in the background is perfect. Well done sir.

Thanx for sharing! Love your work! Keep posting vids pls! Greetz from holland.

some of the most impressive car craftsmanship ive ever seen

Nothing else but my compliments for your work.

Excellent job , with your explanation you have answered many questions I have always wondered about metal shaping.

You are definitely an artist, love your work. I’ve seen a couple of your cars on Bring a Trailer, they are very appreciated.

Thanks for sharing, Chris

First Erchfab, then Trev's blog, then Ron Covell and now this. All very different but a sheer delight to see REAL craftsmen at work. How many banks would I have to rob to buy a R2?

You are a true artist. I had never watched metal formed as you have done. When first observed, I expected you would need to make pleats like cloth.

you made something that always seemed like magic make absolutely perfect sense.

I think my Jay Leno garage binge sent me here. This is amazing, I watched every second of this video and I now appreciate fabrication much more. Thank you sir.

New subscriber,where has this been all my life? Will be binge watching to get caught up on this project!

You live whilst you learn and for the last 40 or so minutes I live taking in deep breaths of knowledge. Nice work, good explanation and now I am inspired to try it myself. Well done and thanks for taking the time to make this video and share it.

Seriously epic! The love you have for this craft is awesome.. hats off to you!

Thanks from Australia. As a landscaper I like your knowledge of when to use a machine or a hand tool. I can't teach my boys that. And they tend to attack the ground with poor results. You have that zen thing happening. We call it common sense and know how. Thanks for sharing. .

Great skill and artistry - very few people are doing this in the UK. Great video and fantastic explanation of the principles involded - thanks!

It is a real privilege to see craftsmanship like this. Many many thanks forthis fascinating, entertaining and informative view of your artistry.

Mr RUNGE YOU ARE BRINGING BACK THE ARTISTRY OF AUTOMOTIVE COUTRE

I'm in awe of your artistry and craftsmanship but also of video production and the way you calmly verbalize as you work. If only all tutorials were like yours.

Thank you for making these videos you teach very well just from this video I’m changing the way I do same things please keep posting really really useful

Great work. I was really captivated by the work you were doing. Great shop music too. Lots of excellent advice and narrative on what you are doing and your thought process behind your actions. I’m a fabricator by trade and you have managed to take some of my favorite parts of the trade and make a business of them. Excellent artistry. Thanks for sharing.

Your passion comes through in your unhurried, but finely detailed explaining of the process of shaping metal. And what I didn’t see in your video was any indication that this was all about you. Not at all......it was all about the process and the metal. Too many others use KZfaq as platforms to display their egos. Very well done.

I'm pretty sure I've never subscribed to a more talented craftsman with a lower subscriber count. Bravo sir, keep publishing!

ok...I thought I knew metal...but is like a whole new world. What a great professional view, thanks for the video.

Almost mesmeric to watch a true craftsman at work; this is art!

You Sir, are one skilled individual!

Yes I agree this is fascinating and even entertaining stuff. Very honest release of some hard won skills here. A nicely made video & sound as well. Thank you very much Mr Runge.

absolutely beautiful work

Very skilled commentary Chris, so easy to follow exactly what you mean.

Hi Chris. Very nice video. I've not seen anyone else show a project like this fender from start to finish. There are so many informative small details as result of your taking the time to do such extensive coverage of this project. Thanks so much. Great work, Chris Conley

Thank you for this down to earth instructional video, makes me want to continue with my over my head project with some optimism!!!

I have always believed that a clean tool is a happy tool. Thank you.

I'm putting together a homebuilt plane. Didn't like the lack of contour (graduation?) in a few points. You've opened a new chapter for me with this video. THANKS!

So brilliant!!!!! Thank god these skills are still alive!!!!

Wow man you are totally inspiring. That thing looks beautiful, thanks for walking through some of the steps to make that fender. I’m trying to learn metal shaping, not for scratch building cars but for restoration, and your work blows past what I thought was even possible. Keep it up. If that Nigerian prince ever gives me those millions of dollars he promised, I’ll be giving you a call ;) As a side note I’m really jealous of your English wheel. That thing is huge!

This is a great tutorial, the product looks splendid, and is a consistent path for people who this doesn't come naturally. I'm envious of some of the tools I see.

Beautiful metalworking and craftsmanship,thanks for sharing your knowledge much appreciated.

Fascinating! Metal forming as shown here is a rare trade skill. It takes years to obtain the expertise shown here. Outstanding work!

i've seen lots of metalshaping videos on yt and still looks like black magic to me. You guys are magicians

A true technical artist, combining the best of skill and vision. Awesome craftsmanship.

A tip of my hat from an old “tinbasher/panel beater”, (as we used to be called here in the UK), to a young, talented, knowledgeable & talented one. It’s great to see the craft is in good hands, well done for picking up the baton. Beautiful & long may you continue to create works of art, you’re truly gifted.

Dude, you had me captivated for 42 minutes. Honestly one of the most informative and helpful videos I've ever seen. Not too many distractions, calming sax in the back. I really liked this video. A little bit of a change in pace compared to most other channels. And I really like the lighting in the shop.

Beautiful work. When I was a kid, way back in the 70's, my grandmother's best friend had worked as a metal former in WWII. In the 70's she was retired and started doing metal forming again. She made little pedal car bodies, fake gas tanks for bicycles etc. Nowadays metal forming is becoming a lost art. Very few people can do it anymore. I tried it a few times and made a beautiful piece of aircraft wreckage. lol You make it look easy but the reality is, metal forming is 1/2 art. Even after you know the theory behind it, it still takes a great deal of practice. Granted, I was young when I tried to learn (13-14 yo) but after spending the summer trying to learn I couldn't get past crude shapes and I certainly wasn't making what I was wanting to make. I joke but yea, aircraft wreckage about sums up what I was able to make. I have been wanting to try again now that I am older and more patient. Anyhow, it's an art form that has eluded me and it's good to see at least a few younger people are keeping it alive.

You have a wonderful gift, thank you for sharing

No words. 100% fine work.

just found you. EXCELLENT explanation.

You are an ARTIST to the fullest extent . Thank you