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