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