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