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