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