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