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@JWestland
Hey cool! Would love to do this at some point.
Le Manfriend went to a framebuilding course in England. The jigs. etc were already there and the builder helped with cutting etc. Still, lots of work. 3 whole days brazing, filing, cutting etc.
What they told him is that the most "dangerous" part of homebuild frames is the fork: You can't be a 100% sure the brazing has properly spread, and occasionally beginners forks fall apart. I know factories test them, I guess at home you'd need something to bend it automatically a few thousand times.
This is a proper homebuild project enjoy :)