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