Norris Lockley wrote:
> (snip)
> If you look at the Hetchins section of Claasicrendezvous, turn to the
> "Historic Hetchins" site, then look for "manufacturing methods " or "
> techniques" or some such phrase you will find an interview with Ken
> Janes, the craftsman who cut most of the decorative sleeves for Harry
> Rensch at Paris Cycles. He has a display on those pages of fretted
> plates and sleeves that are worthy of the name "filigree" as in
> silversmithing. I suspect that your States-side builder Dave Bohm, who
> produces wonderfully intricate lugs, and who started out in the
> jewellery trade, would have "cut his teeth" as an apprentice, using a
> piercing saw and needle files to hone his filigree skills.
Is this the page that you are referring to on the Hetchins site Norris?
http://www.hetchins.org/
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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