shadetree fork making

The start... To build anything, one must have all skills available. layout, tool making, forming, filing, fit and hand work. Dont fool yourself.. if you cant even run a file or set up your torch... or even know what torch to use.. stop now step back and learn. I dont really care how you learn.. a few miles of shitty shop jobs or classes. Trust me, one or two classes aint gonna do it. Get over yourself and off the computer. Info like this dont fall off the electronic tree.. so to speak. I am leaving so very much description out of this process. To type it all out would mean volumes. I make mistakes.. yeah.. I have a fork and frame garden growing in my basement. there are errors then there are ERRORS!!.. Most of the time its the steel being just what it is and unpredictable in its minutia. I am learning about frame building which is its own vast specialty apart from basic steel working.

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