Gage fabricating a large steel form in the shop
Based out of Denver

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Objects.
Art.

Built by hand One-off work Useful & otherwise
Rugged RiNo / Gage

Built to work.
Built to last.
Sometimes built just because.

Based out of Denver, Rugged RiNo is a custom metal fabrication shop where welding, problem-solving, and art run into each other. Some projects start with a proper drawing. Some start with a photo. Some start with a vague hand gesture and a sentence that ends in “...you know what I mean?” That’s fine. We’ll figure it out.

Selected work

Creations

Shop reels ↗ Playing muted · Tap to watch
Marley + Xena

Pit Bosses.

Because no shop is complete without a good boy or a good girl keeping an eye on the work.

From sketch to steel

How this usually goes.

The polished result and the loud, dirty work it takes to get there.

Beauty and The Beast
01 / IDEA

Explain it.

A drawing is great. A napkin sketch works. Vague hand motions have also been accepted.

02 / DESIGN

Figure it out.

Materials, geometry, mounting, tolerances, proportions, and whether the original idea was secretly terrible.

03 / BUILD

Make sparks.

Cut. Fit. Weld. Grind. Stare at it for a while. Adjust. Repeat until it behaves.

04 / FINISH

Make it right.

Clean it up, finish the details, then hand over something that actually deserves to exist.

Custom work / commissions

Pretty sure i can build that

Barters/Trades Accepted. Will work for food, art, experiences, high-fives, but mostly money.

Based out of Denver Custom fabrication · art · one-offs buildthis@ruggedrino.com ↗ @ruggedrino ↗

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