On Sunday, Jan 23, 2005, at 11:57 US/Pacific, ternst wrote:
> It's the same with KoF frame production. With all shop costs and
> regulations, To be reasonably viable one would have to be set up to
> make 3 to 5 frames a day or the return on craftsmanship is meager
> indeed.
You mean 3 to 5 frames a week, right? At 15 to 20 hours a frame for most "KOF" frames that sure would be one long day. When I was at Bike Friday we produced 3 to 5 a day, but we were hardly "KOF", though we were definitely handmade. Personally my business plan stipulates at most 1 frame a week, well maybe 2 in a few years. best, Brandon"monkeyman"Ives not filing fillets today in Cd'A, ID. http://www.ivycycles.com
PS: I've been planning to make some wooden rollers someday, but only if I can figure out how to make some 12" diameter drums like the old pre-30s rollers we used to have in the now defunct Bikesmith in Seattle.