Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Bill Hooks: the European Machete

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The billhook is any many ways the machete of Europe. Featuring a curved blade that concentrates vegetation in the center of the curve for controlled cutting, they are great for stripping side branches or cutting around curved objects like tree trunks.

Billhooks were useful for woodlot management, particularly important in an earlier time when wood was the fuel for virtually every household.

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for the interesting history on billhooks. I love a good machete, especially a European machete.

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