Removing the clamps. Note the long rake head in the background.
The clamp to spread the prongs to the right size
Using a clamp to get the spread right
Shaping with the axe
brushes on display
Adjusting the clamps
Fitting the wedges that keep the split prongs in place.
Shaping a handle
In the heating room
Shaping the prongs with a drawknife.
Shaping with a drawknife
Bending the handle to the right angle
The handle and prong clamps showing the angle formed
Checking the width
Tightening a binding on the fork.
Splaying the prongs on a fork
After heating
Adjusting the spread by means of the spacer bar.
Clamping the handle
Bending the prongs
Bending the handle
The handle clamped
Bending the handle?
Ready for heating to set the shape
Concentration.
Bending a prong
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