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