A number of years ago I recall making remark (in another forum and ever so frequented by so many know-it-alls) about a European frame builder whom I had known for over three decades whose method at time of brazing (following classic pinning) was to always do so outside (or free from) any jig. He would even fractionally offset by a mm knowing that typically a given tube might notoriously go off in one direction and by doing so cold setting might not be required more often than not......... His work more than spoke for itself and while he would occasionally (have to) cold set, his building method substantially reduced same. His design and workmanship was off the charts and several riders of renown road his frames with numerous accomplishment. My remarks were met with vitriolic refusal and impossibility by an American "frame builder" (in Denver, Colorado) who claimed as per his "expertise" that it was not possible to braze joints if they were not in a jig. Typical Coloradoan.


I always laugh at the reflection of that.