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