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