Long handled sickle. Name?
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Long handled sickle. Name? Phil B 10-20-2007
Posted by Phil B on October 20, 2007, 1:20 pm
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 A few years ago I borrowed a tool from a colleague. It was like a sickle
with a ? shaped blade but a very long handle about 4 ft (1.3m) long.
It was super for clearing brambles from a safe distance! I could cut a
cube out then drag them out. I thought it was called a billhook but they
have blades which are straighter and short handles.
Can anyone tell me the name of this tool and a supplier as I'd like to buy
one?

Regards
Phil




Posted by Richard Brooks on October 21, 2007, 6:38 am
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 Phil B said the following on 20/10/2007 18:20:
> A few years ago I borrowed a tool from a colleague. It was like a sickle
> with a ? shaped blade but a very long handle about 4 ft (1.3m) long.
> It was super for clearing brambles from a safe distance! I could cut a
> cube out then drag them out. I thought it was called a billhook but they
> have blades which are straighter and short handles.
> Can anyone tell me the name of this tool and a supplier as I'd like to buy
> one?
>
> Regards
> Phil

Scythe? But that is a more precise tool and scythe cutters would put
wedges under one heel to get the right cutting height or angle.

Billhook.
<http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=billhook&revid=1786488787&resnum=0&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi>

Posted by Phil B on October 31, 2007, 11:36 am
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> Phil B said the following on 20/10/2007 18:20:
>> A few years ago I borrowed a tool from a colleague. It was like a
>> sickle with a ? shaped blade but a very long handle about 4 ft (1.3m)
>> long.
>> It was super for clearing brambles from a safe distance! I could cut a
>> cube out then drag them out. I thought it was called a billhook but they
>> have blades which are straighter and short handles.
>> Can anyone tell me the name of this tool and a supplier as I'd like to
>> buy one?
>>
>> Regards
>> Phil
>
> Scythe? But that is a more precise tool and scythe cutters would put
> wedges under one heel to get the right cutting height or angle.
>
> Billhook.
>
<http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=billhook&revid=1786488787&resnum=0&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi>

Thanks Richard. I thought you might like an update. I've still drawn a
blank on naming the tool and I think that perhaps it was simply a sickle
with a long handle fitted by an enterprising farmer. My modern solution to
chopping out cubes of brambles was to cut them with a hedge trimmer.
regards
Phil



Posted by Richard Brooks on November 1, 2007, 5:03 am
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Phil B said the following on 31/10/2007 15:36:
> Thanks Richard. I thought you might like an update. I've still drawn a
> blank on naming the tool and I think that perhaps it was simply a sickle
> with a long handle fitted by an enterprising farmer. My modern solution to
> chopping out cubes of brambles was to cut them with a hedge trimmer.
> regards
> Phil

Have a look around in here.
<http://www.molevalleyfarmers.com/pl2_A-HUSB_A-HAND-TLS.htm>

OTOH....Don't do that, have a look at the centre tool in this little
lot! ;-)

<http://www.portsdown.org/sustainability/sm_scrub.htm>

Regards

Richard.


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