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