Here's a couple of shots on how the seat tube junction is progressing.  I like to finish it before I put in the seatstay bridge so I have the extra room for the filing and sanding.  The plan is to finish up all the brazing
 this Monday and then finesse the the fillets for a week.  Then I will glass bead and prime next Monday.  Of course we have to finalize the paint scheme and head badge.

 I went to braze the cable stays on and noticed the ugly casting marks, so I filed them off.  Probably wouldn't be noticed, but I couldn't live with them.

Devin and I are kicking some ideas around for his headbadge.  My brother turned me on to this fellow, Milan, in the Czech Republic and he sent me these Bohemian lions.

Maybe solder one of them on to a headbadge sized piece of copper, brass, or who knows what.  Should look good.

Devos new seatstays came in today so I thought I would put some time in on them even though it's freezing in the garage with out my infrared heat lamp.  So I dug out the heater we use for cross season and fired it up.  This stay is 95% mitered and will give Devo about 11mm side clearance with the wheel all the way forward in the drop outs and about 15mm in the center. Should be plenty of room for his 2.5 tires.  We need to start planning out the paint scheme now.

Scary shot, eh?  I was so focused on the larger diameter of the 2.5, 29" tire That I didn't provide sufficient seatstay side clearance.  It was only 5mm and Devo needs 10mm.  I will order some straight stays this morning and custom bend them to fit this application.  The 26" MTB stays were just too short in the center section.  The only 29" specific seatstays I can find are the Columbus and they are too long.  I have looked at some of the best local builders 29r's and will use some of their experience in designing Devos.

With the exception of the seatstay bridge, the frame is complete through braze.  It now weighs 4lbs. 2oz. Once the bridge is put in and the seat and head tubes are cut to size, etc. the finished weight with the dropouts will be 4lbs. 1 oz.  Very close to what we were shooting for. Oh yea, sorry for another blurry pic.

Both seatstays have been cut and mitered and are ready to be silver brazed.  After I align the chainstays in all dimensions, I put in the rear wheel to verify alignment.  Now I will braze in the left seatstay, then check and realign as necessary.  After that I will braze in the right seatstay.

I was asked about possible interference between the fork and the down tube.  With out the head set there is ample clearance. Add the additional 13mm from the CK and it will be be even better. Love that sloping crown on the fork.  I've been working hard today on designing my personal road frame to replace the soulless carbon one I'm currently riding.  Devo is going to be proud.