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Forks

Handmade FERN steel fork fitted to a head tube

Polished steel fork crown on the workbench

Shaped fork blade junction

Custom steel fork crown and steerer

Steel fork dropouts before painting

Brazed fork crown and steerer junction

Double-plate steel fork crown

Custom fork crown with mounting holes

Brazed crown and fork blades

Steel fork dropout and mounting eyelet

Fork ends with threaded mounting points

Curved steel fork crown and blades

Handmade steel fork with mounting eyelets

Curved steel touring fork on the workbench

Straight steel fork blades and dropouts

Custom curved fork crown

Brazing a steel fork in the workshop

Fork crown held in a framebuilding fixture

Fork assembly clamped for alignment

Sparks while shaping a fork component

Steel fork in a workshop jig

Lowtrail, Midtrail, Singleplate, Doubleplate, Unicrown, Anycrown,…we gonna build your dream fork!

Photography: Florian Haeussler / FERN Bicycles.