Hi Roy, cheers for the upload. Good job. For future reference, your ash will season adequately from split, in about 4 weeks. Once its out of the round, ash seasons dead quick. Nice one bud
Proper job ! Nice sympathetic renovation to put a top quality hook back into working life. Kudos to you for doing the job properly. The 1552 stamp is the model number and I'm guessing it's a 10" hook or possibly 9" . Could be a Newton pattern. Parkes did a Devon hook No 1548 which has a deeper nose than yours . (Model number 1552 is not listed in the 1947 or 1948 catalogues, so could be earlier, there is a 1910 catalogue). You're absolutely right the traditional way to fit handles was to burn them in and washer and pein the tang. But from over 20 years experience epoxy will do it but will eventually loosen so I would also pin it through the handle and tang. (4mm diameter knife pin will do the job without compromising the tang). Hope this helps (master hedgesteeper)
Great work Roy i've got a couple billhooks which could do with new handles soon, I use them for my kindling on the fire..big 👍 from me and two 👍👍 from Daizy
Hey Roy, Great video and that song is great. Does the Parkes billhook have the 'two feet and Biped' stamp as well? I have three of them different sizes, but that is a really nice billhook, I bet it sharpened up a treat....good old British steel.
It came out great!
Thanks 😊
Hi there , nice job on the bill hook 👍
Thanks 👍
I've got a billhook kicking about, needs doing, great motivation 👍
Thanks for watching
Keep tuned 😉
Hi Roy, cheers for the upload. Good job.
For future reference, your ash will season adequately from split, in about 4 weeks. Once its out of the round, ash seasons dead quick.
Nice one bud
Hi there. Thanks for watching and the advice. 🙂
PS keep the videos coming, I look forward to them on Sunday afternoon
Love the song, also great to see all the boys in the video. xxxx
I set fire to a microwave heating a Christmas pudding.
Was that too much to drink 🙂
@@royleonard1963 define "too much"
Proper job ! Nice sympathetic renovation to put a top quality hook back into working life. Kudos to you for doing the job properly. The 1552 stamp is the model number and I'm guessing it's a 10" hook or possibly 9" . Could be a Newton pattern. Parkes did a Devon hook No 1548 which has a deeper nose than yours . (Model number 1552 is not listed in the 1947 or 1948 catalogues, so could be earlier, there is a 1910 catalogue). You're absolutely right the traditional way to fit handles was to burn them in and washer and pein the tang. But from over 20 years experience epoxy will do it but will eventually loosen so I would also pin it through the handle and tang. (4mm diameter knife pin will do the job without compromising the tang). Hope this helps (master hedgesteeper)
Hi Kevin. Thanks for watching and thanks for the helpful information. 🙂
Great work Roy i've got a couple billhooks which could do with new handles soon, I use them for my kindling on the fire..big 👍 from me and two 👍👍 from Daizy
Thanks Nick and Daizy. Drop the billhook at Paul's and I'll put a new handle on it. 👍
Hey Roy, Great video and that song is great. Does the Parkes billhook have the 'two feet and Biped' stamp as well? I have three of them different sizes, but that is a really nice billhook, I bet it sharpened up a treat....good old British steel.
Thanks Ian. Yes it has got the two feet stamped on it and a number. Is that the amount they made 😳. Still waiting for your video 😄
@@royleonard1963 Sorry mate, I've been building a raised bed for Kim's veggies, it's time to plant here.
May I ask where you purchased your custom branding stamp? Thank you, kindly.
Hi there, i just googled it,but I can't remember the company's details 😅. I'll have a look and see if I can find it.