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Jason Wright began welding for fun as a 12-year-old. His friend’s dad had a welder, and he would play with it whenever he visited. Serious stints in a furniture factory and a shipyard followed along with work as a union boilermaker. “That’s the top of the line, as far as welders go,” Wright says. “Nuclear power plants, steel mills, refineries all the high-pressure stuff.”
Wright gradually blended those technical chops with the creativity he had as a tinkering pre-teen. He always liked making furniture, and had a passion for old trucks. So when some junked tailgates caught his eye, the Laconia-based craftsman knew just what to do.