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