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