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