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