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