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