Its in the details...

[William]

A few things that recently caught my eye…


Very interesting since its the work of a builder who hasn’t really built that many frames…but obviously knows his way around the shop. Any guesses? :)




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[William]

What details have recently caught your eye?




William

[tuscanyswe]

That certainly doesn't look like the work of a novice!
I have no guess. Very nice

[oldpotatoe]

A few things that recently caught my eye…


Very interesting since its the work of a builder who hasn’t really built that many frames…but obviously knows his way around the shop. Any guesses? :)




William

Beautiful but wonder if this setup(2 shortened spokes) can handle a 'pull lever to the handlebar' squeeze of the brakes. Pretty tho. No idea who.

[AngryScientist]

What details have recently caught your eye?




William

i submit these pretty lugs as eye-catching.

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Aa8br8G3QwU/WK8CJy-vNhI/AAAAAAAACtM/0E0ipDKoUVwLcepkUAKqf9PPtrA2DoftACLcB/s1100/IMG_0122.JPG

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tjpgBUP07bw/WK8CKYq7q8I/AAAAAAAACtQ/C3OH_Gvi7PcMrQl8QVysjmSjkpo_51rOACLcB/s1100/IMG_0123.JPG

[AngryScientist]

I would also like another hint as to who the OP pictures work is. it's very nice.

[William]

I would also like another hint as to who the OP pictures work is. it's very nice.

There is his head badge... :)



William

[William]

Hard to believe...


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[William]

But according to his website he's only built 17 or 18 frames since he started building frames in 1981...




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[William]

I think you can ID who it is here. :)

His web page is linked in the Frame Builder's list in NY. There is also a cool video on the Builder's Video page in the Custom Gallery of the forum. If I interpret his comments correctly he was a sho owner/racer/builder who built a team and got to the point where "that" decision had to be made...and he opted out. That aside, he's obviously got skills.





William

[William]

This is mesmerizing to me... working the drop out video:

OCD FRAME BUILDER...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/48950170@N03/15388846833/in/album-72157635408397502/





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[Bwana]

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[8aaron8]

Jamie Swan of course:banana:

[William]

Jamie Swan of course:banana:

Bingo!:banana:





William

[William]

I liked his comment that closed out the video. Being a builder who is also an engineer, member of the early American Industries Association, Society for Industrial Archeology, and member of the Long Island Antique Tool Collectors Association he kind of knows his way around tooling. He likes to help out small shops who find homes for and use heavy tooling…

“…a machine tool like a mill or lathe will outlast whoever is using them so we’re kind of just stewards for these machines and they find homes in these small shops and that’s..a..really good thing I think.”








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[AngryScientist]

yea, that's totally cool. those old heavy machines were made for an industrial setting to be USED for three shifts a day.

incidental use in a bicycle frame builders shop - they will definitely last practically forever.

really awesome stuff. there is something very raw and basic about using metal manipulating simple machines. someday when i have the space, i will have my own proper machine shop to tinker in.

thanks for sharing this William,.

[chiasticon]

Beautiful but wonder if this setup(2 shortened spokes) can handle a 'pull lever to the handlebar' squeeze of the brakes. Pretty tho. No idea who.well Surly make this little dealie (http://surlybikes.com/parts/small_parts/cable_hanger) that's basically the same thing. never had one, but guessing they work OK since they've been around for a while. no idea if the spoke gauge is similar to that used in the Surly one, of course...

anyway, beautiful bikes!

[William]

yea, that's totally cool. those old heavy machines were made for an industrial setting to be USED for three shifts a day.

incidental use in a bicycle frame builders shop - they will definitely last practically forever.

really awesome stuff. there is something very raw and basic about using metal manipulating simple machines. someday when i have the space, i will have my own proper machine shop to tinker in.

thanks for sharing this William,.


I fully agree. Fast becoming a lost art outside of some niches.







William

[bironi]

A few things that recently caught my eye…


Very interesting since its the work of a builder who hasn’t really built that many frames…but obviously knows his way around the shop. Any guesses? :)




William

Curious,
Could you replace one of the spoke attachments if it broke? (referencing the first photo)

[Black Dog]

Curious,
Could you replace one of the spoke attachments if it broke? (referencing the first photo)

If you could thread cut spokes then yes it looks like you could.

[bicycletricycle]

jamie swan obviously,

I think people are better at identifying car details around here, what the hell?

[rwsaunders]

Jamie Swan is a pretty talented guy who hangs with the who's who of the metro NYC framebuilder scene. If I recall, he owned a bike shop, raced and he's a machinist at a marine focused school somewhere in Long Island.

This bike is something that you don't see everyday, but makes sense in so many ways. http://theradavist.com/2012/10/beautiful-bicycle-jamie-swan-light-tourer/#1

[bironi]

If you could thread cut spokes then yes it looks like you could.

Hey I'm dense. How do you feed the 90 degree dogleg spoke in for replacement. I understand the threading aspect.

[sg8357]

A Jamie Swan built bike, is like having a piano builder build your house.

To quote GhostBusters.
[While in jail, the Ghostbusters are studying the blueprints of Dana's apartment building and uncover some startling facts]
Spengler: The structure of this roof cap is exactly like the kind of telemetry tracker that NASA uses to identify dead pulsars in deep space.
Stantz: Cold riveted girders with cores of pure selenium.
Venkman: [to jailbirds suddenly looking over the blueprints] Everybody getting this so far? So what? I guess they just don't make them like they used to, huh?
Stantz: [slaps Venkman up the head] No! Nobody ever made them like this! I mean, the architect was either a certified genius or an authentic wacko!

[Hombre]

Detail overload on these lugged and brazed frames and forks:eek:

[dgauthier]

So beautiful it hurts. For some reason, I want to eat those frames.

[Black Dog]

Hey I'm dense. How do you feed the 90 degree dogleg spoke in for replacement. I understand the threading aspect.

The opening is large enough to get the spoke in and turn it, just like a flange. He would not have been able to insert it in the 1st place if not.

[bironi]

Thanks, that must be the case. It just looks too tight.