Joinery

The other day I had a couple of hours and continued the dismantling of the Norton. Most of this involved removal of the electrical, so much marking of wires and note taking transpired. Often when I come across a vehicle of interest or a piece of furniture, my eyes are drawn to how it is joined together. If it is furniture, are the drawers dove tailed, hand or machine cut. How are the corners of the cases joined, etc.

For restored automobiles, it is how do the panels fit, are they level relative to the others and are the gaps uniform. On motorcycles, it is the welds of the frame. Up till now I've mostly looked at Trixie from the point of view of what the bike needed and what I want the finished product to be, but as I spend more time with the bike, I'm seeing and learning more about it.

I'm impressed by the quality of the welds where the frame was modified, the builder was skilled.