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