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