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