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