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