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