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