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