The Chopper Shop is a fully equipped welding and metal fabrication studio. The shop has a welding room multiple with oxy-acetylene rigs and a ventilation system. Our work room holds a wealth of metal working tools, and is lined with work benches for machining and sheet metal fabrication.
In Chopper Shop, students learn to design and build their own high quality chopper and low-rider bicycles. Students progress from learning the fundamentals of welding and metal fabrication to building custom bikes using complex techniques needed to build show quality bikes. After mastering the skills involved in bike building and design, students are allowed to create projects on commission. Students at this level work with clients to create proposals, contracts, and budgets while continuing to improve their technical and creative skills. These advanced students are mentors for beginning participants and establish a youth driven environment for the class.
December 9, 2011
Workshop Houston will be closed for Winter Break
Middle School and High School Programs:
Closed from Saturday, December 17th - Monday, January 2nd
Bike Shop:
Closed from Sunday, December 18th - Thursday, January 5th
Happy holidays and best wishes in 2012!
November 21, 2011
Workshop Houston and the Third Ward Bike Shop
will be closed from
Wednesday, November 23rd through Sunday, November 27th.
See you after the holiday and have a happy Thanksgiving!
October 21, 2011
Come see our students’ fashion, music and cycles on October 3oth at the premiumkids Little Monster’s Bash! Click on the flyer for details!
September 23, 2011
Lots happening in Chopper. Muktar’s working on a complete frame build and Pedro is building a sidecar for his chopper. Newcomers Juan, Yasin, and Enrique are flying through the beginner projects. And we’re all working on a pretty cool project as yet unannounced, so stay tuned!
July 28, 2011
Workshop Houston will be on break from August 1st-August 21st.
The Bike Shop will reopen on August 26th with NEW HOURS: Friday & Saturday 10am-6pm.
The Middle and High School Program will reopen on August 29th.
Thanks and see you soon!
June 20, 2011
Workshop Houston and The Tipping Point Present…
A Fashion and Design Expo
with student-made “Tipping Point” themed chopper presentation.
Date: July 16, 2011
Free Admission. Donations accepted.
Snacks and Drinks will be served.
Workshop Houston is teaming up with The Tipping Point to present a Fashion and Design Expo by the students of Workshop Houston.
Events included:
Fashion Show by the “Style Shop” with music provided by the “Beat Shop.” Clothing and music will be available for purchase.
Student-Made “Tipping Point” Themed Presentation by the “Chopper Shop.”
Workshop Houston’s mission is to provide youth with creative, technical and educational resources. Our vision is to lay the groundwork for a just society by creating a community that provides youth with support, expanded opportunities and alternative definitions of success. Workshop Houston has five shops that provide resources and support for young people: the Third Ward Bike Shop (do-it-yourself bike repair), the Chopper Shop (welding and metal fabrication), the Beat Shop (hip-hop music production), the Style Shop (fashion design) and the Scholar Shop (tutoring and academic enrichment).
The Tipping Point is Houston’s first and only sneaker lifestyle store located in Downtown on the ground floor of the Historic Humble Building. We curate an eclectic collection of sneakers, books, art, apparel, music, and accessories that are a reflection of the Tipping Point lifestyle. Our ongoing mission is to expose new innovative products and ideas that reflect our beliefs to our hand picked audience. We also seek to educate our guest on the history of our products.
June 8, 2011
We are looking to hire a Chopper Shop coordinator and a Bike Shop coordinator. If you are interested, please check out the following links…
Chopper Shop Coordinator
Bike Shop Coordinator
April 23, 2011
Workshop Houston offers summer programs for students entering 6th through 8th grades. All programs are completely free. Programs are at Workshop Houston: 3615 Sauer St (between Holman and Alabama).
Questions? Call us at (713) 807-7911
Important Summer Dates
Summer Program Start Date: Monday, June 6th
Last Day of Summer Programs: Thursday, July 28th
End of Summer Party: Saturday, July 30th
Summer Holiday – All Shops Closed: August 1st – August 22rd
TBA – Camping Trip Late July- TBA
Beat Shop
2:30 - 5:30
Learn how to make beats, write lyrics, and record your own songs and album.
Chopper Shop
2:30– 5:30
Learn welding and metal working and then design and build your own custom chopper/lowrider bike.
Style Shop
2:30 – 5:30
Learn computer design, sewing, and printing while making clothes and accessories.
Scholar Shop
1:00 – 2:30 Summer Literacy Program- Interactive group readings
2:30 – 5:30 Tutoring and Homework Help
Field Trips
1:00 – 5:30
Fridays (open to Regular Participants only)
On Fridays we will be taking field trips around the city and out of town.
Bike Shop
Thursday 11:00pm – 1:00pm; Friday 2:00pm –7:00pm; Saturday 11:00 am – 4:00pm (all ages)
Come by and fix your own bike or work in the shop and earn a bike to keep.
April 6, 2011
The entire gang wants to say THANKS to everyone who checked us out at the Spring Pop Up! It was super fun! Here is a taste of the great pictures from the Chopper Shop Photo Booth. Stay tuned for more pics.
March 17, 2011
Check out Chopper Shop’s really cool Art Bike that is currently being displayed at MS Society’s Art Bike exhibit at Discovery Green Park in Downtown Houston.
