In a message dated 3/20/06 5:01:43 PM, thomasthomasa@yahoo.com writes:
>Does the fact that the Rivendell lugs are investment castings have anything
>to do with the way they look? Remeber that the Ephrgraves and Hurlowes
>to which the Rivs are being compared were pressed and/or stampings which
>were then embellished with files and hacksaws.
You'd be shocked at how much of that "hand filing" is actually stamped. Phil Brown I know I was in San Rafael, Calif.