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