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