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