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