Inside Warmoth today

[tubby.twins]

...I was really amazed at how many bodies and necks you guys make in a single week.

I'm even more amazed that they manage to maintain this level of output in a shop that is VERY densely packed with equipment, tools, storage shelves, fixtures, and other supplies.  I was invited to take a tour of the facility about a month ago, and I was simply in awe at how quickly and efficiently they were able to work in that environment.  The shop was not "cluttered" or "messy" at all.

 

[CrackedPepper]

Mo

Are these future showcase pieces or custom orders?  I'd really like one of these in particular... but I am reluctant to say which

 

[Death by Uberschall]

Mo

Are these future showcase pieces or custom orders?  I'd really like one of these in particular... but I am reluctant to say which

I'm gonna guess,..... the 2nd one.  :icon_jokercolor:

 

[CrackedPepper]

That one is sweet!  Do you think that's a burl or birdseye?

 

[Nando Vallart]

That one is sweet!  Do you think that's a burl or birdseye?

Cocobolo!

 

[Wyliee]

Added a couple more inside shots to our blog today.  These are from our paint shop.  All Warmoth finished necks and bodies are done in-house.  The paint crew are a bunch of really talented (and crazy) guys.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

I was invited to take a tour of the facility about a month ago, and I was simply in awe at how quickly and efficiently they were able to work in that environment.

I really wish you wouldn't have shared that.  We've heard the reasons why there can't be tours, what with liability and space and all, and you just casually mention that!

 

[Mor Paul]

I was invited to take a tour of the facility about a month ago, and I was simply in awe at how quickly and efficiently they were able to work in that environment.

I really wish you wouldn't have shared that.  We've heard the reasons why there can't be tours, what with liability and space and all, and you just casually mention that!

Well, Tubby.Twins has stock in Warmoth. Have you seen his Wall of Investment?

That being said, who should I talk to when I get to Washington?

 

[tubby.twins]

I really wish you wouldn't have shared that.  We've heard the reasons why there can't be tours, what with liability and space and all, and you just casually mention that!

I've heard those reasons before, which why I was very surprised when I was told that I should just "drop by" one day when I was in the area.  I didn't ask for it - it was extended as a special invitation, which I humbly accepted.  But I was clearly told it definitely wasn't standard operating procedure, and that I was free to mention it on the forums if I wanted.

For a while I wasn't sure whether I should even mention it at all.  My intent was not to rub it in anyone's face or brag about it.  I apologize if it was perceived that way.  I know a lot of people would love to be given the same opportunity, and I do sympathize.

As part of the tour, my wife and I got the chance to see just about everything in the shop, with the exception of the paint room, the server closet, any super-secret development laboratories where future products are designed and tested, or the storage sheds.  I didn't get to see anything that hadn't been publicly announced yet.  You can get the same general feel of the tour by looking at the shop pictures on their website.

But anyway, the point I was trying to get across was that the shop was well organized and efficiently run, and the people there seemed to be genuinely enjoying the work they do.  I've always felt that Warmoth has set high standards for quality, and it was even more rewarding to see that they run a smooth operation there.  I think that was the most important thing I took away from the tour.  The people at Warmoth really love their jobs and put their heart and soul into the finished product.

Well, Tubby.Twins has stock in Warmoth. Have you seen his Wall of Investment?

That being said, who should I talk to when I get to Washington?

I don't own any stock in the company.  I am merely a happy customer.  And the general trend seems to be that you need to apply for employment at Warmoth in order to get a tour of the shop and meet the good people who work there.  I can't help you with that.

 

[Mor Paul]

Well, Tubby.Twins has stock in Warmoth. Have you seen his Wall of Investment?

That being said, who should I talk to when I get to Washington?

I don't own any stock in the company.  I am merely a happy customer.  And the general trend seems to be that you need to apply for employment at Warmoth in order to get a tour of the shop and meet the good people who work there.  I can't help you with that.

I was joking about the money you've given to Warmoth for all of those Geckos  :laughing7:

 

[AprioriMark]

I managed to score a tour back when Tommy worked there, and though I often wish I could stop in and check out what's going on, the busy-ness and efficiency of the shop absolutely makes me appreciate why they don't often offer tours.

-Mark

p.s.  Next time you're in the area, TubbyTwins, pm me if you feel like it and I'll throw some steaks on the grill.

 

[m4rk0]

I managed to score a tour back when Tommy worked there, and though I often wish I could stop in and check out what's going on, the busy-ness and efficiency of the shop absolutely makes me appreciate why they don't often offer tours.

-Mark

p.s.  Next time you're in the area, TubbyTwins, pm me if you feel like it and I'll throw some steaks on the grill.

Also... it doesn't help that you are now known as the crazy scary guy shaking his fist at the building while driving by

 

[m4rk0]

I was invited to take a tour of the facility about a month ago, and I was simply in awe at how quickly and efficiently they were able to work in that environment.

I really wish you wouldn't have shared that.  We've heard the reasons why there can't be tours, what with liability and space and all, and you just casually mention that!

yes last time that was mentioned, it was followed a short while later by a picture topic of a tour of the facility by a certain fellow ozzie board member (who does no longer seem to be interested in communicating with his warmoth friends these days)

 

[line6man]

I managed to score a tour back when Tommy worked there, and though I often wish I could stop in and check out what's going on, the busy-ness and efficiency of the shop absolutely makes me appreciate why they don't often offer tours.

-Mark

p.s.  Next time you're in the area, TubbyTwins, pm me if you feel like it and I'll throw some steaks on the grill.

Also... it doesn't help that you are now known as the crazy scary guy shaking his fist at the building while driving by

Mark, you do that too? Thought I was the only one. :laughing7:

 

[AprioriMark]

I drive by Warmoth several times a day.  I don't ever actually shake my fist, but maybe now i'll start doing that and honking as I drive by.

-Mark

 

[cmalidore]

I should change my commute to back roads and join in, we can turn it into a caravan of shaking fists.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

I've heard those reasons before, which why I was very surprised when I was told that I should just "drop by" one day when I was in the area.  I didn't ask for it - it was extended as a special invitation, which I humbly accepted.  But I was clearly told it definitely wasn't standard operating procedure, and that I was free to mention it on the forums if I wanted.

I was joking too.  Even if they did them, most of us could/would never make it.  We didn't think you were rubbing it in, but we are envious.  Anything in particular that really stuck out as a, "Wow, that's how they do that" or "What are those for" moments?

 

[Wyliee]

I should change my commute to back roads and join in, we can turn it into a caravan of shaking fists.

Just so long as you don't start shooting.  There are already a couple bullet holes in the building....

 

[Mor Paul]

Mark?

 

[cmalidore]

I should change my commute to back roads and join in, we can turn it into a caravan of shaking fists.

Just so long as you don't start shooting.  There are already a couple bullet holes in the building....

I'm far too passive aggressive for your neighborhood's type of shenanigans, I'll stick to shaking my fist I think!  Besides, all I have are sword replicas, and those aren't really for drive by situations.  Not that I'd know or anything.