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