snipped from below: "...Even if they're cut in a stack, don't they still have to be feathered one at a time? To me, the appeal of most hand-worked lugs comes not just from the contour, but from the delicate way some builders thin the edges to give them an organic feel."
bob that is a characteristic of all lugs, irrespective of method of maufacture. that is, no matter how the lug got to the frame, once brazed it is thinned down to a certain degree dependent upon the builder's sensibilities. even the most ornate pre-fabbed lugs can get the massage job. on the other hand, the same is not always the case for pre-fabbed dropouts. i should know, being a pre-fabbed dropout myself. e-RICHIE chester, ct
On Mon, 10 Mar 2003 15:37:04 EST BobHoveyGa@aol.com writes:
>
> In a message dated 3/8/03 12:27:31 PM, E-Ritchie writes:
>
> >from reading the text, it appears as if <Hetchins'> cutting one lug
> at a
> >time by hand was almost never done, 'ceptin for show frames or
> >prototypes. i meeeean, where _is_ the mojo!!!??
>
> Even if they're cut in a stack, don't they still have to be
> feathered one at
> a time? To me, the appeal of most hand-worked lugs comes not just
> from the
> contour, but from the delicate way some builders thin the edges to
> give them
> an organic feel. Many of Hetchins lugs just don't look stamped or
> mass-cut
> when they're on the bike... they look like they got some individual
>
> attention. The mojo, for me, is in the subtle roundness and
> fullness of
> those lug surfaces and the way they reflect light differently from
> the
> flatter surfaces of the tubes.
>
> Bob Hovey
> Columbus, GA