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