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