iv got a double sided bill and tbh i havent really used it, its just sat in my room since i brought it and i have no idea why i really need to give it a go.
i did some coppicing at college and it is the perfect tool for cleaning hazel poles (as you would expect from a tool designed to do so) but as for the single sided bills im struggling to find its place in bushcraft. surely the hook gets in the way whilst chopping onto a block? now i have seen some bills that have had the hook removed but to me this no longer makes it a billhook, more of a bushcraft meat cleaver.
what do you guys think?
Pete
That top one looks very nice!
Hi do you love Billhooks but feel left out?
Does it get to much when everybody gets out their shiney SFAs and your billhook is dull and pitted?
Are you feeling left out because you dont have a snappy leather sheath but carry yours in a sack.
I understand I love billhooks to.
BRING BACK THE BILLHOOK:You_Rock_
Mark
Pete some billhooks have no hook,
Mark
They do indeed
hmm thats nice but a bit of a pervertion of the word billHOOK lol
im thinking a double edged has to be the best design for bushcraft
pete
I don't yet but I expect I'm going too. I've got a kilometer of hedge to lay soon.
Phaserrifle,
The hook is very useful for splitting things like hazel wands down for weaving hurdles etc. See below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U08AiNxq17Q
Dave