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