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