I learned to braze through practice and the internet and I much prefer it to welding now- it looks nicer, it`s easier to stick itsy bitsy pieces together, and it`s fun (I really don`t enjoy welding). The suspension fork rack was the first I brazed, then I brazed a modified copy of my commuter basket for my sister in law, the "rando" rack is the most recent. The funky stem here is fully adjustable- I did it that way first to dial in the height and reach, then made a fixed one, which is off getting powder coated currently. Next rack will probably be a touring rack for the same bike.