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