At 9/7/2007 01:06 AM +0100, Norris Lockley wrote:
>As someone has already said, I think it was Doug, there are so many ideas,
>notions, instructions out there about how and when lugs should be thinned o
>ut - if at all.
Chris Kvale, he of the business card thin lug edges, does the bulk of the thinning with the lugs off the bike, but finishes after brazing. The gap between lug and tube varies slightly at different locations. His edges are so thin that this variation would be noticeable if the lugs were completely, and evenly, thinned before brazing.
The reasons why it takes him so long to build his simple looking frames require a bit of knowledge to appreciate.
Mark Stonich;
BikeSmith Design & Fabrication
5349 Elliot Ave S. - Minneapolis. MN 55417
Ph. (612) 824-2372 http://bikesmithdesign.com
http://mnhpva.org