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