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