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