Billhook handle

[rowen65]

Anyone know where i can buy one of these, just picked up a Elwell in need of one at the local second hand market, love maple but anything will be be an improvement.

Cheers,
Russ

[Ren]

Woodsmith store has some ash ones.

http://www.woodsmithstore.co.uk/shop/Products/Tools/Billhooks,%20Slashers%20and%20Grass%20Hooks/

[Dave Budd]

around here pretty much any agricultural or hardware store has a selectipon of billhook handles. Normally cost about a fiver

[rowen65]

Ren cheers for the link looks like it may be a ash handle, Dave only agricultural shop i can think of round here is in Hope, next time I'm that way I will have a look and maybe stock up, thanks.

[mloc]

I've got an old cut down axe handle for my billhook

[imagedude]

I buy mine on ebay

[flexo]

couldn't you,just make one,out off a small log?

[Billman]

Most off-the-shelf billhook handles are rubbish - too thin to be comfortable.... Much better to make a new one out of an offcut of a suitable hardwood - ash is common in the UK, but any easily worked wood will do (lime and sycamore was used for meat cleavers, the French use beech or cormier [wild service tree] the Italians use olive wood) - a suitable ferrule can be cut from an old length of bicycle frame (local tip is a good source).... There are lots of links on various forums (probably this one included) on how to do this - much more satisfying to make one youself - and if the tang is too short to pass though a standard 6" handle, you can make it shorter to suit. DO NOT forget to bend the end over, or rivet over a washer to prevent the handle flying off in use...