Removing the clamps. Note the long rake head in the background.
The handle and prong clamps showing the angle formed
Shaping the prongs with a drawknife.
Forming the handle angle
Working on the shave horse.
Adjusting the spread by means of the spacer bar.
Fork in production
Bending the prongs
The heating room
The clamp to spread the prongs to the right size
Tightening a binding on the fork.
Shaping with a drawknife
Finished forks
Ready for heating to set the shape
Splaying the prongs on a fork
Using a clamp to get the spread right
brushes on display
Bending the handle?
After heating
Choosing a fork
Concentration.
Fitting the wedges that keep the split prongs in place.
Bending the handle to the right angle
A binding ready to use
Sign of a craftsman.
Shaping a handle
Adjusting the clamps
In the heating room
An array of finished forks
Bending the handle
Shaping the ends of the prongs
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