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