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Edge Angle
Billhooks are sometimes called slasher billhooks or bush hooks. In either case, they are a tool which is vigorously swung by a person with both feet firmly planted on the ground.
My father always looked for a person “strong of back and weak of mind” to use this tool. (I sometimes wonder why he left me one in his will.)
Rich Colvin
Guidelines shown below are for Included Angles (α).
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Sharp
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45° |
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The shape of the grind used is a call best made by the tool's use, based on your own experience. Additional notes are available on separate web pages for Grind Profiles, and Micro / Secondary Bevels.
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Sharpness scales (as shown in the grey icon to the left) are used to indicate the recommended sharpness for the blades noted above. You can click on any of the icons showing the sharpness scale and be redirected to the page describing this more. Lower numbers are duller; higher numbers sharper.
These are general recommendations; you will need to use your own judgment, based on the knive’s intended purpose.
