Re: [CR]Ebay 78 Jack Taylor tandem Fillet brazed

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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:50:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Don Wilson" <dcwilson3@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Ebay 78 Jack Taylor tandem Fillet brazed
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <a06200719c119652bb2df@[71.236.149.113]>


Joel eloquently described Norman's handling of the torch in fillet brazing, which Norman did for 60 years! It made me wonder: are there any films of Norman brazing? And wouldn't it be neat to get a collection of footage of major builders handling the torch?

Don Wilson
Los Olivos, CA USA


--- joel metz wrote:


> fillet-brazing was a jack taylor (well, more
> rightly, norman taylor,
> for most of the tenure of the marque) speciality,
> moreso than their
> lugged work. some would argue that theres none finer
> - its certainly
> been a while since ive seen unfiled welds on a
> fillet-brazed frame
> that equalled normans work - anything you see on a
> taylor is as the
> torch left it. having watched film of norman
> brazing, its really
> quite astonishing how fast his beads were laid down
> - smooth, even,
> and the torch on the metal for the absolute minimum
> of time, often in
> a single pass with just a quick flick of the flame
> to even it out -
> but then, thats what brazing for 60 years will do
> for you :)
>
> -joel
>
> At 19:51 -0700 08.28.2006, Don Wilson wrote:
> >This is one of the sleekest tandem frames I've
> seen.
> >Were JT's fillet brazed bikes generally considered
> as
> >good as their lugged bikes?
> >200022054028
> >Don Wilson
> >Los Olivos, CA USA
>
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>

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