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