At a time when popular shows celebrate bakers who make cakes that look like tennis balls and fashion designers who weep at their sewing machines, the producers of “Clash of Trades” believe that machinists and welders deserve to be celebrated, too.

 

On a YouTube Show, Making Machine Parts for Glory and $100,000

This reality show is short on scandal, betrayal and tears, and has an unusual aim: elevating U.S. manufacturing.