In the 70s, one year coming south out of BC, I visited Sam Braxton's shop in Missoula. Very nice as Brandon says. And, Brandon, how about Chris Pauley from Santa Barbara? When I visited, his shop was over on the back side of the airport area somewhere as I recall.
One other bike of note was the Bartlett Pear from Don Bartlett in Carbondale, IL. Very nicely thinned lugwork. Minimalistic blind allen fitting behind seatpost a la Don Milberger photo in the custom frames book. Once I saw one that he had custom designed for a person with a disability-- there was something different about the crank arc/position-- quite a craftsman... anyone know what or where is he now?
Ken, now near St Louis