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