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Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 11 7:49 pm Post subject:
Thanks... and the next question is why would I want this shape billhook rather than that shape billhook? Or are they all much of a muchness?

Hairyloon

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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 11 7:50 pm Post subject:

Rusticwood wrote:

Agricultural merchants here as well

Know any in the Leeds area?

Rusticwood

Joined: 01 Dec 2009
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Location: All over the South West

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 11 8:09 pm Post subject:

Hairyloon wrote:

Rusticwood wrote:

Agricultural merchants here as well

Know any in the Leeds area?

Nope

As to style depends on use and feel ( a lot of style is to do with the area they came from )
I have a double edge and a devon

Hairyloon

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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 11 8:24 pm Post subject:

Rusticwood wrote:

Hairyloon wrote:

Rusticwood wrote:

Agricultural merchants here as well

Know any in the Leeds area?

Nope

Me neither... nor does Google apparently.

Mail order it is then...
Any opinion on this one?

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 11 9:05 pm Post subject:
The longer curved noses tend to be used more for trimming rods and twiggy material and for riving (splitting) rods. Personally, if I was mainly cutting I'd want a shorter nose than the one you linked to.

Rusticwood

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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 11 9:17 pm Post subject:

Hairyloon wrote:

Know any in the Leeds area?

Just had a look and found these

Rusticwood

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Location: All over the South West

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 11 9:18 pm Post subject:
With tools I like to try before I buy

robkb

Joined: 29 May 2009
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Location: SE London

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 11 7:36 am Post subject:
I borrowed one of these from a bloke at my allotments site, and went straight out and bought one for myself: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Southern-Counties-Bill-Hook-Jackson/dp/B003B7SDBC/ref=sr_1_21?ie=UTF8&qid=1301470490&sr=8-21

Ecocentric

Joined: 14 May 2009
Posts: 93
Location: Western foothills of the Cambrians

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 11 8:27 am Post subject:
Some references to different patterns and uses HERE Another LINKY - if you thought there was a wide range of British patterns, take a look at some of the European ones.

Ty Gwyn

Joined: 22 Sep 2010
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Location: Lampeter

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 11 8:39 am Post subject:
Try Richard Carter tools.co.uk Based in Huddersfield,forged local

Ecocentric

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Location: Western foothills of the Cambrians

Posted: Wed Mar 30, 11 9:38 am Post subject:
The title on the Home Page of THIS SITE says it all..

Hairyloon

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Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 11 12:12 pm Post subject:
Well I ended up getting the one off eBay, and I am not very impressed at how sharp it is. Don't know yet what I think beyond that...

gil
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Posted: Fri Apr 01, 11 2:12 pm Post subject:
Perhaps you have to put the edge on it yourself ? Rather than the supplier sending it mega-sharp through the post.

robkb

Joined: 29 May 2009
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Location: SE London

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 11 2:15 pm Post subject:

gil wrote:

Perhaps you have to put the edge on it yourself ?
Rather than the supplier sending it mega-sharp through the post.

That's what I had to do with mine. Not surprising really.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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Posted: Fri Jul 22, 11 9:13 am Post subject:
We tend to buy old billhooks as they are often the best. Junk shops, stalls at real agricultural or wood shows are good places, although you sometimes can get them on e-bay. Good makes are Elwell, that we like, Morrises which are still going in Devon and a few more. I would always try before I buy, as I need a fairly light one. All of the different shapes are for different areas or uses.

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