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