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