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