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