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