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