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