We're getting down to the final steps . . . In these photos, we see how the seatstays  from the previous installment are fitted to the rear dropouts.  Both sets of stays are then tacked to the front triangle, ready for brazing.  We also see the first steps in assembling the forks, with Richard's signature flat, engraved fork crown.

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Remember the dropouts?

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First, they are brazed to the chainstays . . .

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. . . then comes lots of filing.

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Now, Richard is ready to fit the stays to the seat lug and to the tops of the dropouts. 41morenorris.jpg (39997 bytes) 51morenorris.jpg (39427 bytes) 30morenorris.jpg (39914 bytes)
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Plain old finish nails keep everything in place.
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The almost finished frame, ready in the framebuilding jig for brazing.
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First step on the forks: attaching the steering tube. It, too, has to be perfectly aligned . . .
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. . . and it's held in place with nails, too!
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