Flaming Work

Out here in Yusuf Sarai, things stay busy from the moment the sun comes up. At Flaming Work, the day starts with opening the heavy metal shutters and moving the tools out of the way. It’s a tight space and everything smells a bit like heat and metal. We usually have a few projects going on at the same time, so there are bits of scrap and wires sitting on the workbenches. The floor is concrete and it’s seen better days, honestly. We don’t spend much time worrying about how the front looks because we’re usually in the back actually doing the work. The noise from the main road is always there, but we’ve gotten used to it over the years. We take our tea breaks sitting on the small stools outside when the air isn't too thick. Sometimes customers come in with a sketch on a piece of paper and we have to figure out how to make it happen with what we’ve got. It’s a lot of physical labor and our hands are usually dirty by noon. We don’t have a fancy office or anyone to greet you at the door. You just walk in and find one of us. It gets stuffy in the summer, but we keep the fans going and just get through the orders. We’ve been at this address for a long time and the routine doesn't change much. It is just a regular workshop.