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