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