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