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Want to be able to build a frame like Paul Brodie? Follow this handout Paul has devised for his framebuilding 101 course and it'll give you a start. Better still of course attend one of his courses :D The PROCESS: 1. design frame 2. full scale drawing 3. select tubing 4. mark DT for butting...

Following on from his previous articles Paul Brodie kindly sent us a some pictures of the finished 1888 Whippet as shown at NAHBS 2012. To make the work more worthwhile Paul took the People's Choice award at NAHBS 2012 for his whippet build - congrats :D Click more for full set of pics

Following on from his previous articles Paul Brodie kindly sent us a further article detailing the rebuild of the 1888 Whippet at Flashback Fabrications. Enjoy :D I have quite a few photos of the Whippet sitting in the Ottawa Museum of Science and Technology. It's under plastic, sitting up in...

Following on from his previous articles Paul Brodie kindly sent us a further article detailing the rebuild of the 1888 Whippet at Flashback Fabrications. Enjoy :D The Whippet bottom bracket is not so simple. It holds the lower spring mount, and also incorporates the swing arm pivot. On the far...

Following on from his previous articles Paul Brodie kindly sent us a further article detailing the rebuild of the 1888 Whippet at Flashback Fabrications. Enjoy :D The Whippet rear hub was made of bronze on this original bike, and also had radial spoking, which I did not expect at all > I...

Following on from his previous article on the Whippet seatpost Paul Brodie kindly sent us a further article detailing the rebuild of the 1888 Whippet at Flashback Fabrications. Enjoy :D The Whippet Chainring was my next project. This is a 17 tooth chainring, but I made mine 18 teeth because it...

Following on from his previous articles Paul Brodie kindly sent us a further article detailing the rebuild of the 1888 Whippet at Flashback Fabrications. Enjoy :D I didn't have a lot to go on for the Whippet seat post. The Whippet drawing shows a straight seat post, so why does this one have...

Following on from his previous articles Paul Brodie kindly sent us a further article detailing the rebuild of the 1888 Whippet at Flashback Fabrications. Enjoy :D Building the seat collar was a fun job. Pretty simple, and only one days work. First step was to figure out dimensions > I drew...

Following on from his previous articles Paul Brodie kindly sent us a further article detailing the rebuild of the 1888 Whippet at Flashback Fabrications. Enjoy :D Hi. Paul Brodie here. NAHBS is coming up FAST, and I still have a LOT to do on the Whippet! I have never made so many parts for...

Following on from his previous article Paul Brodie kindly sent us a second article further detailing the rebuild of the 1888 Whippet at Flashback Fabrications. Enjoy :D Hi. Paul Brodie here. This is the 2nd installment in a series detailing how the 1888 Whippet came together. This bike will be...

Paul Brodie kindly sent us this article regarding one of his current projects at Flashback Fabrications. Enjoy :D Who is Paul Brodie, and what does he do in his shop? This is a good question. On Velocipede Salon I read recently that I'm a "framebuilder who made some pretty good frames in the...