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