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