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