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