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