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