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