machetes,, regional styles..

Billman · 11th December 2010, 09:44 PM

and a few more - the 1914 one is en route from DE to GB....

Another name I found is rubenkopfbeil - which I believe roughly translates to beet head axe i.e. a beet trimming knife, but I think this is an error as they are not so ornate and do not have a 'beak'

I note many of these hippen (especially those from the Bayern region) have blades with a single bevel, like a side axe... What tasks were they used for???

Similar tools are found in France and also some parts of England - in France coppice work is called taillis - Google gives a translation of coppice to niederwald in German

11th December 2010, 09:44 PM	#36
Billman Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 129	and a few more - the 1914 one is en route from DE to GB.... Another name I found is rubenkopfbeil - which I believe roughly translates to beet head axe i.e. a beet trimming knife, but I think this is an error as they are not so ornate and do not have a 'beak' I note many of these hippen (especially those from the Bayern region) have blades with a single bevel, like a side axe... What tasks were they used for??? Similar tools are found in France and also some parts of England - in France coppice work is called taillis - Google gives a translation of coppice to niederwald in German Attached Images Last edited by Billman; 11th December 2010 at 09:59 PM.