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  • Terry Sharman(Wednesday, May 09 12 12:54 am BST)

    Great site, very interesting it's nice to see someone is saving these old woodmans tools, alas a dying trade, keep up the good work.
    I have a few old tools that were my Great Grandfathers and well preserved in Warwickshire.

  • Vanessa Marchant(Tuesday, April 24 12 07:21 pm BST)

    Hello. Robert Marchant of Seal, Kent, Edge Tool Maker is one of my ancestors. Do you by chance have any further information on him or where I may try get more information about him and his profession.

    Kind regards,

  • Eric Marsh Peterson(Saturday, April 21 12 09:00 pm BST)

    Very well done website.
    I came across your presentation while looking for data for a late date Sheffield vendor/maker of Sheffield pattern braces (Marshall & Co.).
    As a writer and student of boring tools for 40 years I can appreciate your hard work and skill in presenting this material.

  • Jim bradman(Sunday, March 04 12 02:18 am GMT)

    Greetings from OZ Fanastic site as a pioneer in the 42rhra 1815 and setting up a display of colonial tools, loads of great information. Was amused to find out you were a morris man and an old spot man as well much impressed by the old spot when the Sydney Morris men did a tour back in 84 we are now defunct we disbanded rather than let females in
    Jim Bradman

  • chris johnson(Thursday, February 16 12 08:54 pm GMT)

    Brilliant site - so much to browse and so helpful

  • megan poole(Monday, February 06 12 08:35 pm GMT)

    p.s. I just think the billhook is the nicest hand tool to work with,
    meg

  • megan poole(Monday, February 06 12 08:33 pm GMT)

    Hi, just stumbled across your page and am happy to have found it. i ve just purchased this
    "9 inch Kent pattern billhook No38 by William Swift" and would love to know a little more about the maker. Also what does the number 38 refer to? Im sort of new to this stuff but have a pathc of hazel I am going to be starting to coppice nxet week.

    best wishes, Meg

  • Graeme (anglesmith)(Sunday, February 05 12 04:49 am GMT)

    Your site is truly marvelous ( have not gone right through it yet.). I did not know it existed till you joined Tooltalk! Thankyou.
    Also thankyou for the link to the "what is it" blogg.
    Graeme

  • Noel Hankamer(Saturday, February 04 12 05:07 pm GMT)

    Great to see a site concerning billhooks!

  • James (Jim) Rea FLS(Sunday, January 29 12 07:22 pm GMT)

    Remember the old Billhooks Site well, before it 'went off line' for a while. Well done on the new site, plenty of new info, wish I had more time to be one of the Committee Members wanted for Taths etc, and I am short of time for my own collection of billhooks collected over the last 40 years or so! & still looking for a John Fenner axe at a reasonable price!

  • Geoff(Tuesday, January 17 12 02:26 pm GMT)

    This site is so informative and unique, I love it!

    Are you a load of old billhooks on youtube?

    Your knowledge is immense.

  • Ross Clode(Tuesday, January 10 12 09:10 pm GMT)

    Hi Bob,

    Can't believe it but your site actually comes up on the first page of the google search! I guess this just means that there are no other billhook websites out there ha ha.

    Hope you are feeling a bit better.

    Ross