Removing the clamps. Note the long rake head in the background.
The handle and prong clamps showing the angle formed
After heating
Ready for heating to set the shape
Bending a prong
Choosing a fork
Sign of a craftsman.
The clamp to spread the prongs to the right size
A binding ready to use
Shaping a handle
brushes on display
Shaping the prongs with a drawknife.
The handle clamped
In the heating room
Tightening a binding on the fork.
Applying the binding
Finished forks
Bending the handle?
Bending the prongs
Forming the handle angle
Working on the shave horse.
Fitting the wedges that keep the split prongs in place.
Shaping with a drawknife
The heating room
Concentration.
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