The handle and prong clamps showing the angle formed
Bending the handle?
Adjusting the clamps
Choosing a fork
Shaping the prongs with a drawknife.
Checking the width
Tightening a binding on the fork.
Bending the handle to the right angle
In the heating room
Shaping with a drawknife
Splaying the prongs on a fork
Clamping the handle
Forming the prongs.
The heating room
Shaping a handle
Ready for heating to set the shape
Adjusting the spread by means of the spacer bar.
Fitting the wedges that keep the split prongs in place.
Removing the clamps. Note the long rake head in the background.
A binding ready to use
Shaping the ends of the prongs
Using a clamp to get the spread right
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