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