The Framebuilder’s Mind
Paul GibsonReflections from the bench on craft, labour, and the moral meaning of making. Essays on what we learn when we slow down and work with our hands.
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Why Doesn’t This Advice Work Anymore?
This week, I ask a question that has been bothering me for some time.
What if we’ve defined businesses too narrowly?
After twenty six years in the bicycle trade, I’ve seen first-hand that small businesses often do far more than simply sel...
Why Doesn’t This Advice Work Anymore?
A brief note before this week’s essay.
I’ve struggled to quiet my mind enough to write over the past couple of weeks. Even reading has been difficult, so I’ve done what I often do when life feels overwhelming and buried myself in the works...
The Places That Used to Produce People
“I need to go at 1pm today,” my father said.
“That’s alright Dad, I’ve got some lads coming from the alternative provision school for a workshop experience,” I replied.
My dad comes into the workshop one day a week. We spend a few hours c...
Have We Forgotten How to Form Human Capability?
Was the curve right?
As I studied the shape of the lug, I remembered a question I’d asked my mentor years before.
“Ere, I want it like that.”
Andrew pointed at the lug and shook his head. The cricket was playing quietly on the radio, but...
What Happened to Working-Class Intelligence?
The Workshop
“Dad, what about this?” Finlay said while directing me to look at the lug he was filing.
It was the summer holidays and I had encouraged Finlay to get up early and come help me in the workshop.
“That looks ok, but you nee...
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Framebuilder at Ellis Briggs, carrying on a 90-year lineage of handmade steel bicycles. Writing about craft, culture, and what it means to make things that last.
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