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Turned out ok, thank you. Frame is now away for painting. I'll post a picture of it when I get it back.
Building the frame was an interesting experience; physically and mentally exhausting. As someone with no previous experience in metalworking, apart from metalwork classes at school 40 years ago, I had to learn basic skills such as cutting and filing tubes from scratch, as well as how to use oxy-acetylene to braze. It was a matter of being shown how to do something then trying it myself, over and over for each step of the frame building process. Until now, I has now idea of all the steps required to hand build a frame.
Dave is a builder of the old school. No computers here. Everything is done by eye. An ex-metalwork teacher himself with years of experience, he does a very good job of imparting his knowledge of frame building as well as anecdotes from his years in the business. By the end of the week, I was hearing the same stories for the second time :-)
I built a conventional lugged road frame and forks. You can build a fillet brazed frame but that is more time consuming and probably suits someone who comes to the course with more experience.
My frame is far from perfect, if you look closely, you can see where the finish is a tad scruffy but it is straight and true (so Dave said) - probably more so than some mass produced frames.
It is an experience I highly recommend.