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