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