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