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