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