Beetle killed White Ash tree Your arm span should be roughly equal to your height, so a good way to measure some things. A wedge can save you from a pinched saw! Green wood can be saved under water for a long time. The rock makes sure it doesn't float. And a rope makes sure you find it later! Such a joy to shave green wood! All measurements straight from your body Tines one cubit long, thick part from wrist to finger tip, and rest is the thin part Thinning down the handle portion, about 1 1/4" Taking off the corners and rounding with the spoke shave Thick part is one thumb Thin part one pinky! Three fingers wide, for three tines.
Making the hole for the stretcher first. about 1/4" The finger gauge! If you are very brave, you could just split these.. Waxing up some hemp twine. This keeps the wood from splitting too far. 30 minutes of steam later… The form is measured just reverse from the tines, one cubit, and second dowel is one hand length up. Third dowel is from wrist to elbow, just like the tines measurement. It helps to be an octopus! Lots of ways to make a form. Rounding a smoothing the tines. Pointing the ends. 1/4" dowel stretcher goes in now. But do they work?! Yep! Much lighter and more flexible than a metal fork..