"Martin" wrote in message
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On Sun, 28 Jul 2013 06:21:50 +0100, RustyHinge
wrote:

On 26/07/13 09:23, Martin wrote:
On Thu, 25 Jul 2013 14:36:53 +0100, RustyHinge
wrote:

On 23/07/13 19:08, Christina Websell wrote:

I dug one up in my garden a while ago, very rusty and with no handle.
I got a kind friend of mine to sharpen it on her grindstone and have
it back
suitable to slash anything in its path. Just need a new handle and
watch
out those brambles ;-) My friend says if I can get a new handle, she
will
cut the top stop off and put it on for me.
Here we call them "hedge splashers"

Slashers, ITYF

Mine has a top blade too.

Proper billhook. (Hatchet-on-a-stick)

Slasher handles *can* be obtained from old-fasioned ironmongers.
Hickory
is best - I always manage to break ash handles in pretty short order,
even when linseed-oiled..

Fork handles next?

Yes, in spades.

Wick-ipedia?
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I might be able to find a handle for it and my friend knows how to fit it if
I can but if not it's back to duct tape around the handle.