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