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