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