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