Hi Cassave,
Thank you so much for your prompt reply and your insight on frame building is excellent and I sincerely hope I can pose my own frame on your blog one day.
God bless.....
Originally Posted by
Cassave
Sure, a lot of frames (lugged) have been built without jigs. "Old school" building consisted of pinned joints and and a calibrated eyeball.
I've built a few that way, and it can be done with little more than a good bench vise, a box of files and a torch.
That said, I do think building in fixtures is easier, at least for the rear triangle and fork.