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