History
Hans Early-Nelson, began at a young age to disassemble common objects to understand them better. Eventually he built sculpture from scrap metal, just like his father once did as a metal sculptor, and the bright fusion of welding metal seeded a strong influence in him to continue on this path. After two eye opening apprenticeships with a furniture maker and a blacksmith in Cologne, Germany in 2002, he returned to the U.S. for his welding and machining education at Dunwoody Institute of Technology in his hometown Minneapolis, MN. He solidified his career working for a local stainless steel fabricator, building precision tanks, handrails, countertops and food grade equipment. With his sights set on creating metalwork for people and businesses in need of unique home fixtures and custom innovations to improve their lives and business efficiency, he founded Primitive Precision in 2007.
Specialties
Welcome to Primitive Precision, where your unrealized metal dreams are made a reality. Our current specialties include: Custom commercial and residential architectural + industrial metalwork, countertops, stairs and production fabrication in steel, aluminum, zinc, copper, bronze, brass, stainless steel, inconel and titanium. We also offer public art sculpture fabrication for artists in need of their designs being brought to life.