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