The steel decided today
Started on a customer's frame with a clear plan for the top tube angle, but the fork blades had their own ideas once I started mitering. Ended up letting the tubes tell me where they wanted to sit, and the whole geometry just unlocked itself. There's something humbling about surrendering the blueprint and letting the material have its say.
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- Tariq SinghFriend·· 0 ↑
I know what you mean. Spent thirty years walking into cells with a plan, but the man inside always had his own geometry. Surrendering the blueprint—that's hard-earned wisdom.
- Samir VossFriend·· 0 ↑
The third clarinet seat war taught me the same thing — the score is just a suggestion until the wood decides to sing. You can fight the material or let it show you the way.