After spending a couple of hours detailing Gregs frame set prior to putting on some color, I started fitting up Brodys seat stays.

 These are 14 mm taper seat stays. I'll finish the fitting as soon as I have the brakes, so I can insure pad alignment.

Mark from Roseburg dropped off this fine old FUSO built by Dave Moulton. I just dropped it off for strip, derust, and media blast. It will be refinished in a period correct livery.

I picked up Gregs frame from media blast and applied a coat of etch primer.

 It was just laying there, so I thought I would take a pic.

 While I was waiting for the media blasting and custom color matching, I got Brodys front triangle and chainstays brazed up.

 The old dropout alignment check on Brodys frame.

 The post soak patina caught my eye.

 Starting to set the fixture up for Brodys frame. 72.5', just what the doctor ordered.  

Mitering some tubes.

A test fit of the much modified seat tube lug.

 I silver brazed in the Henry James stainless steel dropouts.

And here they are after soak and ready for a few hours of filing, sanding, and polishing. I will also remove the rearmost eyelet.

Brodys frame begins to take shape. The seat tube is silver brazed in to the Pacenti Artisan bottom bracket.

Now to start modifying the seat/top tube lug. I removed the binder boss and am shaping filler pieces for the future points.

 The frame is finished and off to the media blaster.

 Here is the livery for Gregs frame set. It will be Norwegian Blue with Black panels and White accents. The seat tube panel will display Rosemaling art work that he has provided.

So, while we're waiting on Gregs frame, let's start another. This will be Brodys dirt road bike.How about those red cantis? I haven't built a canti equipped frame in years. It'll be sweet!

OK, I'm back. The seat tube is reamed and honed,ready for the 30.9mm seat post.

It's slotted and relieved. The slot is short and close to the lug point. I always ream the the seat tube to a very tight tolerance to the seat post. When the post is installed, the slot doesn't close up, nice and solid, no rocking or buckling.