I have a really nifty Rivendell sourced fork crown, presuming the fork blades from the True Temper set will fit, and would be happy to throw that into the pot.
It's a little fancy but could be reshaped to something more appropriate.
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> I hereby offer a free set of tubes (True Temper) to Sam, iffen he will
> proceed with this project! It would be nice if he could accompany his
reports
> with digital pictures....
>
> When commencing such a task, it seems to me that rather than have someone
> "teach" you, it would be best to carefully read all the literature that
> exists on the topic. I will refrain from critiquing these titles (I have
> strong likes & dislikes but they all should still be read!) but off the
top
> of my head here's what's out there:
>
> - (Tim) Paterek Frame Building Manual
> - Richard Talbot's How to Build Your Own Bicycle Frame (or close!)
> - The Proteus Frame Building Book
>
> The last two are out of print I think but maybe someone would lend them
for
> reading?
>
> A smattering of related web sites:
>
> <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/smonfrey/tubing.html">Stepahie Monfrey
> Framebuilding</A>
> <A HREF="http://www.pacifier.com/~tpaterek">Tim Paterek</A>
> <A HREF="http://www.phred.org/~josh/build/build.html">Braze Bike
Frame/Josh
> Putnam</A>
> <A HREF="http://www.handyharmancanada.com/TheBrazingBook/bbook.htm">The
> Brazing Book by Handy & Harman</A>
> <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/buildhpv/bike.html">Gaerlan's
Framebuilding
> etc</A>
> <A HREF="http://www.henryjames.com/home.html">Henry James</A>
> <A HREF="http://www.bikeforest.com/bikeCAD.html">bike design CAD</A>
> <A HREF="http://www.ceeway.com/">Ceeway</A>
> <A HREF="http://www.bringheli.com">Bringheli</A>
>
>
> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, North Carolina