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