Spandit you mention a damaged tang, It would be probably truthful to say that I use a billhook daily (often for several hours a day) the more you use it the more ways you find to abuse it, from laying hedges to clearing out reeds, brush, nettles/brambles, chopping wood digging holes etc. etc…..It is to a large extent a ‘chopping’ tool rather than a cutting tool and there is an awful lot of ‘leverage’ created by that long blade with a good swing of the arm, a dodgy tang is something to be very wary of (think loose fitting axe head). I know from your other threads and comments that you certainly have use for one (and the uses will increase in time) £10 will get you a very good useable Tool from eBay, it won’t be pretty and it won’t have crowds of people gathering around you wanting to have a hold of it but it will help to do whatever the job is at the time a little more safely.
With a view to Stews post, I am not trying to slight his welding or riveting skills in anyway (or indeed your own creative skills), just a warning from a someone that has tried his own 'repairs' in the past.
D.B.
). After brushing the rust off with an angle grinder mounted wire brush, I see it appears to be made by Bulldog - all the threads on here don't rate them.
