Gardenlore or the mini-billhook

[shep]

I thought I'd show and tell my latest creation - a gardening knife for my Dad's birthday. The design was both of our work - I tried to discourage him from going for double-edges, but he's adamant this will meet his needs without leaving bits of finger in the flowerbeds!

It kind of ended up like a mini Yorkshire billhook

3mm 01 steel, blade is 80mm overall and the scales are yew burr, courtesy of Dougster.

 

[billycan]

what a lovely piece of yew, nice work

 

[mr dazzler]

That is a nice piece of work, the curved side of the shape reminds me of the french serpette hooks they use for vine pruning. He can keep one edge for general and one for best use? And theres probably a fair amount of weight and heft in there to do more than you could with a lighter flimsier folding opinel or something. T'would be great for doing mini kinderling by the hearth
cheers Jonathan

 

[penvisser]

Mate,

i am sure I have never seen a more beautifull gardening tool than that!!!!

:You_Rock_

Very nice wood, I want that one my next knife.

All the best,

penvisser

 

[shep]

You almost feel a pressure working with such a great piece of wood to do it justice.

 

[Injati]

Very elegant, and beautiful. Great job Shep, and congrats to your dad on his birthday.

 

[Wayland]

Almost makes me want to take up gardening..

 

[Chopper]

Very very nice!!!

 

[Arth]

If only bill hooks looked that beautiful

 

[robin wood]

its gorgeous

 

[stonyman]

What a B.E.A.Utiful knife.

 

[SOAR]

Wow thats stunning.

 

[Shewie]

Awesome mate, great work :notworthy


Rich

 

[CLEM]

That is really beautifull