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