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