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