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