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