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