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