#WhyWeWeld

#WhyWeWeld: Queen Street Motorcycles
“Just get a grinder and start cutting stuff up. Even if you mess something up, you can fix it.” Kevin Charland is a builder with Queen Street Motorcycles—a metric chopper crew based in Ontario, Canada. In this interview, he shares how the team builds affordable custom choppers, learns by doing, and keeps classic chopper culture alive.
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#WhyWeWeld:  Christopher Crawford @Virginia is for Lowriders

“You just have to start and get the job done.” Christopher Crawford—better known as Virginia Is for Lowriders—is a welder and fabricator from Northern Virginia. In this interview, he shares how he got into welding and how he’s influencing the welding and fabrication community.

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#WhyWeWeld: Brandon Potter

Brandon Potter, known on Instagram as @2jz_yota, is a Las Vegas–based welder and fabricator who started learning welding after being inspired by a friend. He’s now building his 1989 Toyota pickup into an Ultra4 rock-crawler, taking on engine swaps, custom fabrication, and more. We talked with Brandon about his build journey and how he hopes to inspire the next generation of hands-on builders.

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#WhyWeWeld: Cooper Salvoni

Cooper Salvoni (@SafariBuilds) is a young fabricator and off-road creator who enjoys applying welding to his custom builds. We chat with him about his love for welding, how he got started, and what’s next.

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WhyWeWeld: Dom Host Sanchez

"Go for it, learn it, and just do it—learn from your mistakes.” Dom Host Sanchez @Altered Intent on Instagram and YouTube, expert in custom automotive builds and rendering, shares his story and hands-on welding experience.

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