Fillets

Making fillets smooth. They sure look nice once done.

I do like the look of fillet brazed bikes. There is a certain industrial beauty in TIG welding but something about a smooth fillet that just works with a bicycle.

Here is Owen's head tube after I did most of the finish work. The small 29R's always get a unique look since the two tubes appear to be joined together. Underneath all that brass there is two tubes with total contact to the head tube but once you create a smooth radius with the brass it becomes one where the two tubes are in the middle of the head tube. Looks great once painted.

Almost finished.

The bike is getting braze-ons tonight and then completely finished tomorrow. I wanted this done by yesterday but as usual I seem to have lost the day wrapping other loose ends up.

Braze-ons to go.

This weather is awful. I really am looking forward to spring!

Cheers,
Drew