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