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