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