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