More progress. The lugs are nearing completion although with working so much (in NYS bike service is essential, more like mental health service for some. I wonder how many kids and spouses web are keeping happy by making them able to ride and get away from the rest of the household) my time to play in the basement is minimal.

The head tube lugs are finished WRT shorelines and fit up. (And to do so the main frame had to be mitered and jigged up). The seat tube lug has been waiting for the top end of the seat stays to be mitered (I'm attaching them with a partial miter and partial cap, again the chain stays had to be jigged up for that miter angle to be finalized, sort of). I had carved the TT socket well enough before and now could sharpie out the SS joint to establish the ST lug's attaching surface needed. Then I drew the tentative ST shoreline. I decided to add a cut out hole on the ST back side to continue the theme of the other lug "tips" and reduce the visual mass there. When the binder slot is cut there will also be a key hole at it's bottom. This lug still needs some ID clearancing to better slide on to the ST, the photo shows sharpie marks to guide my grinding the ID. The tiny holes are for the positioning index pins/nails.

This post is nearing the end of this stage of the frame's making. Next will be sand blasting the lugs and BB shell pending the time to do the brazing of the main frame. As my blasting cabinet is at my sisters and she is hunkering down for the near future as well as work and riding taking higher their greater status in my life the last post showing nice clean and ready to braze lugs will be a while.

So I've included a link to a real master to inspire us to greater levels.

Chris Bishop's work. Check out the series! Andy

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bishop...n/photostream/