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