Originally Posted by
duanedr
I'd consider stripping enough powder coat to enable drilling and brazing in an insert and then seeing what your powder coater can do blend it all in. Forks aren't something to be taken lightly - especially when drilling a hole through the tube. It needs the internal support. You could also just use external clamps perhaps?
If there is concern about matching the color, OP could always paint the area a contrasting color after the brazing, so it looks intentional. I'm not a framebuilder, but brazing on some rack bosses like these seems much smarter than simply drilling holes through the fork blades:
https://framebuildersupply.com/colle...ses-pack-of-10