which billhook??

[chestnut]

i don't think any of the hooks and knives we use are less than 40 years old - many are much older - they certainly knew how to make a good blade

[Ross Macneil]

Have a look at http://www.woodsmithstore.co.uk got a good slection of billhooks

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

Worth looking at Eric Hunter Limited who have a good range of decent tools but not cheap.

[ScotClayShooter]

Fiskars fibrecomp Brush Hook axe Wood chopping trimming on eBay (end time 18-Feb-11 19:42:21 GMT)

 

I cant fault the Fiskars one i have.

[slack ma girdle]

If you are after old quality bill hooks, try the luddite. If you are realy lucky he will have one of the sussex weald hooks, rare and expensive, but you will not get better.

theluddite.com

[blazer]

try tools on car boots where one guy has a weekly stall, look at older bilhooks with a tapered back this means it was forged into shape.

 

Most will be well blunt and will take about 4 hours of careful grinding and oilstoning to get the right edge. You should be able to cut through a 1" hazel stem with one cut and little effort.

 

I have about 50 most picked up this way, bit tired now but will look up some better quality names in the morning.

[richyrich236]

I have around 20 billhooks that i use for hedge laying, most of these i inherited from my grandfather. I recently bought a stihl one, it's a nice weight and a leather grip, i find it very comfortable to use, though i tend to use a Husqvarna hatchet when laying hedges.

 

A good site for a selection of older billhooks is:

 

Timeless tools Billhooks 1

 

Have fun.

[Stere]

 

 

Any theories to the use of this billhook back notch shape from parma?

 

 

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[Billhook]

I am nearly seventy years old and still razor sharp!