Jim,
If I were to venture a guess, having wondered a bit about these stories myself; I'd say that he was hearth brazing and probably doing a repair to the steering column of the fork. Just a Guess.
Brian Baylis
Never had to repair a frame during a race in La Mesa, CA.
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> I need help from a frame builder , IV been in welding and fabrication for about 40 years and have heard the story about "repairing his forks over a blacksmiths forge" at least a dozen times . I can understand if he used the heat of the forge and some flux to remelt the brass around the fork crown or the dropouts or if he rode flat iron bar fork blades you could hammer forge them together again , but I don't believe that was the case .
> Any one have any ideas
> Jim , I don't believe the story , McCoin