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