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