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