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