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