Removing the clamps. Note the long rake head in the background.
The clamp to spread the prongs to the right size
After heating
The handle clamped
A binding ready to use
Shaping a handle
Shaping the prongs with a drawknife.
Adjusting the clamps
Shaping with a drawknife
An array of finished forks
The heating room
Fork in production
Choosing a fork
Checking the width
Bending a prong
brushes on display
Bending the handle
Forming the handle angle
Applying the binding
Bending the handle?
In the heating room
Forming the prongs.
Ready for heating to set the shape
Clamping the handle
Fitting the wedges that keep the split prongs in place.
Tightening a binding on the fork.
Shaping the ends of the prongs
Finished forks
The handle and prong clamps showing the angle formed
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