Ben Paik has a fascinating story. Growing up a popular kid in a rural town in Korea, his parents immigrated to California where Ben had to figure out how to start over in an American High School speaking little to no English. It wasn’t easy. What lead him to being a maker is a tale of redemption and reclamation of human spirit. Finding used and broken skateboards as the material of choice, Ben glues then together to form blocks and mills them down to make useable lumber for various projects; from Tables to Bike frames Ben documents his builds on his Youtube channel and is a great follow on Instagram.
We also talked about shady landlords, his folding staircase going viral, getting got on his European vacation and a lot more. Ben is such a great follow and we had a lot of fun. He’ll definitely be back. Thanks again Ben! - GF
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