Removing the clamps. Note the long rake head in the background.
Shaping with a drawknife
Forming the handle angle
In the heating room
The handle clamped
Adjusting the clamps
Clamping the handle
Splaying the prongs on a fork
Shaping the prongs with a drawknife.
Using a clamp to get the spread right
After heating
Tightening a binding on the fork.
Ready for heating to set the shape
Shaping the ends of the prongs
Bending the handle to the right angle
Fork in production
The clamp to spread the prongs to the right size
Fitting the wedges that keep the split prongs in place.
Bending the handle
Applying the binding
Choosing a fork
A binding ready to use
The handle and prong clamps showing the angle formed
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