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