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