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