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